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Varanus glauerti (Kimberly rock monitor; Kimberley Rock Monitor)

Synonyms: Varanus timorensis glauerti

Wikipedia Abstract

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard, native to Northern Australia. Also known as Glauert's monitor or the Kakadu sand goanna, it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.
View Wikipedia Record: Varanus glauerti

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  95 grams
Birth Weight [2]  4 grams
Female Weight [2]  95 grams
Gestation [2]  3 months 23 days
Litter Size [2]  6
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  15 years
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  7 inches (18 cm)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Arboreal, Saxicolous

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Kimberly tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

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 kimberleyensis <Unverified Name>[4]
Dioctowittus denisoniae <Unverified Name>[4]

Range Map

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