@tempo
Seems to me a Sand Goanna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_goanna?wprov=sfla1
Perentie are shy and keep away from human habitations so they are rare to see.
@mur2501 that looks to be the one, thanks
saying that, perenties do make their way in here and get pretty close to people (one has gotten their way into a room multiple times)
@tempo
It's not impossible to find them or them finding you but just less probable then other lizards.
Perentie have bigger spots as you can see, also they are bigger in size then the sand goanna.
At my place, Asian Water Monitors are commonly seen fighting each other on road sides ![]()
@mur2501 NT, somewhere in a certain desert resort