Kimberley rock monitor
| Kimberley rock monitor | |
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| Varanus glauerti male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Odatria |
| Species: | V. glauerti |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard,[3] native to Northern Australia. Also known as Glauert's monitor or the Kakadu sand goanna,[4] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.[5]
Etymology
The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert.[4]
Description
V. glauerti grows up to 80 cm (31 in) long, and half of its length is the long tail.
Habitat and behaviour
V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is found in humid forests. It is arboreal, and prefers humid conditions. [3]
References
- ↑ "Varanus glauerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov
- ↑ "Varanus glauerti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 "Varanus glauerti " at Monitor-lizards.net
- 1 2 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Varanus glauerti, p. 101).
- ↑ Kingsnake.com
Further reading
- Mertens R. 1957. Two new goannas from Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 5: 183-185. (Varanus timorensis glauerti, new subspecies).
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