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Odatria
The subgenus ''Odatria'', sometimes known as the dwarf monitor lizards, consists of small monitor lizards found in Australia and Indonesia. Species in this subgenus include the smallest monitor species in the world, the tiny 16 gram Dampier Peninsula monitor, but also includes some more medium sized species such as the 240 gram black-palmed rock monitor. Taxonomy ''Odatria'' was coined by John Edward Gray in 1838, albeit as a genus name. ''Odatria'' is the most species diverse subgenus of monitor lizards, with 22 different species. The subgenus also includes two species complexes represented by the spiny-tailed monitor and the Timor monitor. Alternatively, Vidal ''et al.'' 2012 splits ''Odatria'' into two species groups represented by the spiny-tailed monitor and the black-headed monitor. In the past, tree monitors such as the green tree monitor have sometimes been included within ''Odatria'' as well as ''Euprepriosaurus'', but now form their own subgenus ''Hapturosau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-palmed Rock Monitor
The black-palmed rock monitor (''Varanus glebopalma'') is a member of the Varanidae family found in Australia. Also known as the twilight monitor or the long-tailed rock monitor, it is a member of the subgenus ''Odatria'', and is found in the northern part of Australia in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, as well as Queensland. Specifically, its distribution extends from Mount Isa in the east to the Kimberleys in the west. Its habitat is areas of rock escarpment, and large populations may be found in small areas. Taxonomy A species first described in 1955 by South Australian curator Francis John Mitchell, nominating the holotype as a specimen obtained at Lake Hubert in the Northern Territory. Mitchell's specimen was the only example available, and was shot by R. R. Miller near a sandstone outcrop during the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. The new species was allied to the infrageneric classification ''Varanus'' (''Odatria''). Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock Monitor
The peacock monitor (''Varanus auffenbergi)'', also known commonly as Auffenberg's monitor, is a species of small monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species, which belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'', is endemic to Rote Island, Indonesia. (Retrieved Feb. 10, 2010.) Etymology The generic name ''Varanus'' is derived from the Arabic word ''waral'' ورل, (alternative spelling ''waran''= "lizard"). The name comes from a common semitic root ''ouran'', ''waran'', or ''waral'', meaning "lizard". The occasional habit of varanids to stand on their two hind legs and to appear to "monitor" their surroundings may have led to this name, as it was Latinized into ''Varanus''. The specific name ''auffenbergi'' honors US herpetologist Walter Auffenberg. Description The peacock monitor is one of the smaller monitor lizards, usually reaching a length of 60 cm (23.5 in). It is similar to the Timor monitor (''V. timorensis''), with some differentiation in the underside color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varanus (Hapturosaurus)
The subgenus ''Hapturosaurus,'' sometimes known as the tree monitors, consists of slender-bodied arboreal monitor lizards mostly found in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy The type species is the green tree monitor, originally designated by Hermann Schlegel in 1844 as ''Monitor prasinus''. Robert Mertens placed tree monitors within the subgenus ''Odatria'' in 1942. In 1988, tree monitors were instead placed within '' Euprepriosaurus'' alongside the mangrove monitors. Nevertheless, there was a distinction between mangrove and tree monitors that was clear even then, so ''Euprepriosaurus'' was commonly considered to consist of two species complexes, i.e., the '' V. indicus'' complex and the '' V. prasinus'' complex. In 2016, Yannick Bucklitsch, Wolfgang Böhme, and André Koch found the two species complexes sufficiently morphologically, ecologically, and biologically distinct, and so all species within the ''V. prasinus'' complex were moved und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley Rock Monitor
The Kimberley rock monitor (''Varanus glauerti'') is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard"''Varanus glauerti'' " at Monitor-lizards.net in the . The species is native to . Also known as Glauert's monitor or the Kakadu sand goanna, it belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-palmed Rock Monitor
The black-palmed rock monitor (''Varanus glebopalma'') is a member of the Varanidae family found in Australia. Also known as the twilight monitor or the long-tailed rock monitor, it is a member of the subgenus ''Odatria'', and is found in the northern part of Australia in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, as well as Queensland. Specifically, its distribution extends from Mount Isa in the east to the Kimberleys in the west. Its habitat is areas of rock escarpment, and large populations may be found in small areas. Taxonomy A species first described in 1955 by South Australian curator Francis John Mitchell, nominating the holotype as a specimen obtained at Lake Hubert in the Northern Territory. Mitchell's specimen was the only example available, and was shot by R. R. Miller near a sandstone outcrop during the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. The new species was allied to the infrageneric classification ''Varanus'' (''Odatria''). Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiny-tailed Monitor
The spiny-tailed monitor (''Varanus acanthurus''), also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the ridge-tailed monitor the Ackie's dwarf monitor, and colloquially simply ackie monitor, is an Australian species of lizard belonging to the genus of monitor lizards (''Varanus''). Description The spiny-tailed monitor, a somewhat small monitor lizard, can attain a total length of up to 70 cm (27 in), although there are unconfirmed reports of wild individuals growing up to 34 inches. The tail is about 1.3-2.3 times as long as the head and body combined. The upper side is a rich, dark brown and painted with bright-yellowish to cream spots, which often enclose a few dark scales. Its tail is round in section and features very spinose scales. There are 70-115 scales around the middle of the body. The spiny-tailed monitor is distinguished from the similar-looking species '' V. baritji'' and '' V. primordius'' by the presence of pale longitudinal stripes on the neck. Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiny-tailed Monitor
The spiny-tailed monitor (''Varanus acanthurus''), also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the ridge-tailed monitor the Ackie's dwarf monitor, and colloquially simply ackie monitor, is an Australian species of lizard belonging to the genus of monitor lizards (''Varanus''). Description The spiny-tailed monitor, a somewhat small monitor lizard, can attain a total length of up to 70 cm (27 in), although there are unconfirmed reports of wild individuals growing up to 34 inches. The tail is about 1.3-2.3 times as long as the head and body combined. The upper side is a rich, dark brown and painted with bright-yellowish to cream spots, which often enclose a few dark scales. Its tail is round in section and features very spinose scales. There are 70-115 scales around the middle of the body. The spiny-tailed monitor is distinguished from the similar-looking species '' V. baritji'' and '' V. primordius'' by the presence of pale longitudinal stripes on the neck. Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Desert Monitor
The rusty desert monitor (''Varanus eremius'') is a species of small monitor lizards native to Australia. It is also known as the pygmy desert monitor. The monitor lizard belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'' along with the pygmy mulga monitor. This monitor lizard is oviparous as with other monitor lizards. Taxonomy A description of the species was presented to the Royal Society of Victoria in 1895 by Arthur H. S. Lucas and Charles Frost. Distribution ''Varanus eremius'' is the most widespread of the pygmy goannas. It lives in desert and semidesert areas of South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. Its range possibly includes Queensland, as well.; Storr & Harold 1980). Description The rusty desert monitor reaches a total length of about 50 cm. The colouration of this monitor lizard on the upper side is light to dark reddish-brown with numerous, irregularly distributed, black or deep-brown spots. Sometimes, smaller primrose or cream-colored spots are p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings' Monitor
Kings' monitor (''Varanus kingorum''), also known commonly as Kings' goanna, Kings' rock monitor and pygmy rock monitor, is a small species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia. Geographic range ''Varanus kingorum'' is endemic to the northwestern part of the Northern Territory, and the northeastern part of Western Australia. Taxonomy The species description was published in 1980, the result of a revision of Western and Central Australian varanid taxa. Kings' monitor belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'' along with the peacock monitor and the Pilbara monitor. Comparatively little is known about this species. The holotype was collected beneath rocks in 1978 at Timber Creek in the Northern Territory by Max King. The specific name, ''kingorum'' (genitive plural), is in honor of Canadian-born Australian ecologist Richard Dennis King (1942–2002) and Australian geneticist Max King (born 1946), honouring their contributions to the understan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varanus Timorensis
''Varanus timorensis'', the Timor monitor or spotted tree monitor, is a species of small monitor lizards native to the island of Timor and some adjacent islands. Taxonomy Kimberley rock monitors (''Varanus glauerti''), Varanus scalaris, banded tree monitors (''Varanus scalaris''), and Varanus similis, spotted tree monitors (''Varanus similis'') were once considered subspecies of the Timor monitor, but have since been elevated to full species status. Currently, the peacock monitor (''Varanus auffenbergi'') is sometimes considered a subspecies, but is usually considered its own species. Description The Timor monitor is a dwarf species of monitor lizard belonging to the subgenus ''Odatria''. Generally, it is dark greenish-gray to almost black in background color, with bright gold-yellow or sometimes bluish spotting along its Dorsum (anatomy), dorsal surface and a lighter straw-yellow color on its ventral side. It has a pointed snout, excellent eyesight and hearing, sharp teeth, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-headed Monitor
The black-headed monitor or black-tailed monitor (''Varanus tristis'') is a relatively small species of monitor lizards native to Australia. It is occasionally also called the mournful monitor, freckled monitor (''Varanus tristis orientalis'') or the racehorse monitor, a name it shares with the Gould's monitor due to their exceptional speed. It is placed in the subgenus ''Odatria''. Nomenclature Its specific name, ''tristis'', means "sad", in reference to the completely black colouration of ''V. t. tristis'' populations around Perth. Distribution This is the most widespread monitor species in Australia, occurring throughout the mainland and even on some northern islands such as Magnetic Island Magnetic Island ( Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,335 permanent residents. The islan .... It is only absent in the southernm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monitor Lizard
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus ''Varanus,'' the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. The adult length of extant species ranges from in some species, to over in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct varanid known as megalania (''Varanus priscus'') may have been capable of reaching lengths more than . Most monitor species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known. While most monitor lizards are carnivorous, eating eggs, smaller reptiles, fish, birds, insects, and small mammals, some also eat fruit and vegetation, depending on where they live. Distribution The various species cover a vast area, occurring through Africa, the Indian subcontinent, to China, the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
