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Figure 18. Two male Pygmy Mulga Monitors (Varanus gilleni — Varanidae) of Australia embrace 
one another and rise to a four-posted stance during a c ombat ritual. 
Figure 19. A model, with the ritualistic display-action-pattern as central and indicating potential 
relationships, areas, and approaches to the study of this behavior in iguanid and agamid lizards. 
