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Varanus cumingi (Philippine Water monitor)

Wikipedia Abstract

The yellow-headed water monitor (Varanus cumingi ), also commonly known as the Philippine water monitor or Cuming's water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard previously recognized as a subspecies of the water monitor (Varanus salvator ), but today commonly acknowledged as a species in its own right. It feeds on birds, fish, mammals, and carrion. The species thrives in forest and water margins in tropical refuges.
View Wikipedia Record: Varanus cumingi

Infraspecies

Varanus cumingi cumingi
Varanus cumingi samarensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  13.614 lbs (6.175 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  27 grams
Female Weight [1]  8.267 lbs (3.75 kg)
Male Weight [1]  18.96 lbs (8.60 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  129.3 %
Egg Length [1]  2.992 inches (76 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.26 inches (32 mm)
Gestation [1]  7 months 17 days
Litter Size [1]  12
Litters / Year [1]  3
Maximum Longevity [1]  16 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  20 inches (52 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Semi-aquatic

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0