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Varanus mitchelli (Mitchell's Water Monitor)

Wikipedia Abstract

Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli ) is a species of monitor lizards native to Australia.
View Wikipedia Record: Varanus mitchelli

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Varanus mitchelli

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  151 grams
Birth Weight [2]  4 grams
Egg Length [2]  1.102 inches (28 mm)
Egg Width [2]  0.669 inches (17 mm)
Gestation [2]  7 months 13 days
Litter Size [2]  12
Maximum Longevity [2]  7 years
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  9 inches (24 cm)
Habitat Substrate [3]  Semi-aquatic

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia
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]
Hastospiculum gouldi <Unverified Name>[4]
Tanqua tiara <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