Kimberley rock monitor

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Kimberley rock monitor
Varanus glauerti male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. glauerti
Binomial name
Varanus glauerti
Synonyms[3]
  • Varanus (Odatria) timorensis glauerti
    Mertens, 1957
  • Varanus (Odatria) glauerti
    — Mertens, 1958
  • Varanus glauerti
    Cogger, 1983

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard[4] in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna,[5] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.[6]

Etymology

The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert.[5]

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.[1]

Description

V. glauerti grows up to 80 cm (31 in) long, and three-quarters of its length is the long tail.[citation needed]

Habitat and behaviour

V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is also found in humid forests.[1] It is rupicolous, and prefers humid conditions.[1][4]

Diet

V. glauerti preys upon insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, and orthopterans, and also upon small lizards such as geckos and their eggs.[1]

Reproduction

V. glauerti is oviparous,[1] and sometimes parthenogenetic.[3]

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