The scientific name Varanus comes from an Arabic word that means dragon or lizard beast. The standard English name for the monitor lizard may come from the reptile’s habit of standing on its hind legs to look around. Types The genus Varanus consists of a wide range of species. The earles...
monitor,any of various, mostly tropical lizards. A monitor lizard has a heavy body, long head and neck, long tail that comes to a whiplike end, and strong legs with sharp claws. Its slender, forked tongue is protrusible. Monitors range in size from the 8-in. (20-cm) short-tailed ...
The Nile monitor is the world's fourth-largest lizard! Biggest Threat Habitat loss and poaching Temperament Aggressive, territorial Average Spawn Size Around 10 to 60 eggs per clutch Habitat Swamps, river banks, scrublands, dry savannas Predators Humans Diet Carnivore Average Litter Size Up to 60...
But there is a big difference in their size. The largest Australian monitor lizard, the Perentie, can beover two metres long. Its tiny relative, the short-tailed monitor, reaches all of 20 cm. All goannas are dark (grey, olive or brown) and most of them show a pattern of lighter colo...
range, but the type specimen found by Gray was from the northwest coast and was namedacanthurus, while the typebrachyurusspecimen was found in central Australia. Recent field observations, along with morphological data such as tail length and size were also considered in confirming where each color...
The water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator macromaculatus (VSA), Platynota) has a chromosome number of 2n = 40: its karyotype consists of 16 macrochromosom... K Srikulnath,Y Uno,C Nishida,... - 《Chromosome Research》 被引量: 52发表: 2013年 Book review: monitor Lizards: Natural History...
as nearly 6000 feet above sea level. This species is harvested in large numbers for their leather, body parts and meat throughout much of their range. The successful expansion of this semi-aquatic lizard can be credited to many of their unique adaptations, including their intelligence and size...
Predation on a social desert rodent, Rhombomys opimus: Effect of group size, composition, and location On the basis of observational data of predation by the desert monitor lizard (Varanus griseus caspius) on the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), a social ......
The exact size and range of the native population are unknown. However, illegal poaching and habitat loss will almost surely have a detrimental effect on the future of this vulnerable species. Incredible Earless Monitor Lizard Facts The earless monitor lizard possesses the remarkable ability to ...
Because of the large size of an adult Argus monitor, I recommend creating a basking area using multiple lamps and not just a single lamp. If a lizard is 4 feet long or more (with a 2-foot snout-to-vent length), it might burn its skin if it remains for long periods beneath a heat...