Kimberley rock monitor
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The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard[1] in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor, Quinkan rock monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna,[2] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert.[2]
Geographic range
V. glauerti is found in the extreme northwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia, and in the northern tip of Northern Territory.[4]
Description
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Habitat and behaviour
V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is also found in humid forests.[4] It is rupicolous, and prefers humid conditions.[4][1]
Diet
V. glauerti preys upon insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, and orthopterans, and also upon small lizards such as geckos and their eggs.[4]
Reproduction
V. glauerti is oviparous,[4] and sometimes parthenogenetic.[5]
References
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- ↑ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Hörenberg, Thomas (2013). "Parthenogenese bei Varanus glauerti". Draco 13 (53): 29–30. (in German).
- Mertens R (1957). "Two new goannas from Australia". Western Australian Naturalist 5: 183–185. (Varanus timorensis glauerti, new subspecies).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Template:ISBN.
External links
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