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 & 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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