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Varanus acanthurus (Ridgetail Monitor)

Synonyms: Odatria ocellata

Wikipedia Abstract

The spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus), also known as the ridge-tailed monitor or Ackies dwarf monitor, is an Australian species of lizard belonging to the genus of monitor lizards (Varanus).
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Infraspecies

Varanus acanthurus acanthurus (Spiny-tailed monitor)
Varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Spiny-tailed monitor)
Varanus acanthurus insulanicus (Spiny-tailed monitor)

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  133 grams
Birth Weight [2]  5 grams
Female Weight [2]  55 grams
Egg Length [2]  1.181 inches (30 mm)
Gestation [2]  3 months 10 days
Litter Size [2]  8
Litters / Year [2]  2
Maximum Longevity [2]  10 years
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  8 inches (21 cm)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Saxicolous, Terrestrial

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Prince Regent River Nature Reserve Ia 1428602 Western Australia, Australia  
Purnululu National Park II 604999 Western Australia, Australia

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Abbreviata confusa <Unverified Name>[4]
Abbreviata hastaspicula <Unverified Name>[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226
♦ 2Nathan 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
♦ 3Meiri, 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
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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