Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor
| Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | V. i. baritji
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| Trinomial name | |
| Varanus insulanicus baritji | |
The black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus insulanicus baritji), also called
Etymology
The subspecific name, baritji, is an Australian aboriginal word for white, in honour of Australian biological anthropologist Neville White who discovered the species.[4][5]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of V. insulanicus baritji is rocky areas.[1]
Description
V. insulanicus baritji has a spiny tail, and is similar in appearance to dorsal neck stripes and the light ocellated markings on its back for which V. acanthurus is known. The black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor can reach up to 72 centimetres (28 in) in length.[3]
Reproduction
V. insulanicus baritji is oviparous.[5]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ King M, Horner P (1987). "A new species of monitor (Reptilia: Platynota) from Northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens". Beagle: The Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 4: 73−79. (Varanus baritji, new species).
- ^ a b Mampam.com
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Varanus baritji, p. 284).
- ^ a b Species Varanus insulanicus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
External links
Further reading
- Bennet DF (2003). "Australische Warane". Reptilia (Münster) 8 (5): 18–25. (in German).
- ISBN 978-0952663201.
- ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Eidenmüller B (2007). "Small monitors in the terrarium". Reptilia (GB) (50): 12–19.
- Eidenmüller B (2007). "Kleinwarane im Terrarium ". Reptilia (Münster) 12 (1): 16–23. (in German).
- Hörenberg T, Koch A (2013). "Die Zwergwarane der Untergattung Odatria Gray, 1838 ". Draco 13 (53): 6–19. (in German).
- ISBN 978-1921517280.
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