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Varanus panoptes (Yellow-spotted Monitor)

Synonyms: Varanus panoptes horni

Wikipedia Abstract

The Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes) is a monitor lizard found in northern regions of Australia and southern New Guinea. It is also commonly known as the yellow-spotted monitor. There are at least two Australian subspecies: the one in Western Australia is Varanus panoptes rubidus (rubidus referring to its reddish coloration), while the subspecies from Arnhem Land, the Kimberley and Cape York Peninsula is Varanus panoptes panoptes. The New Guinea variety is Varanus panoptes horni.
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Infraspecies

Varanus panoptes horni (Yellow-spotted monitor)
Varanus panoptes panoptes (Yellow-spotted monitor)
Varanus panoptes rubidus (Yellow-spotted monitor)

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  9.37 lbs (4.25 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  32 grams
Female Weight [1]  3.307 lbs (1.50 kg)
Male Weight [1]  15.432 lbs (7.00 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  366.7 %
Egg Length [1]  2.48 inches (63 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.024 inches (26 mm)
Gestation [1]  6 months 23 days
Litter Size [1]  8
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  18 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  17 inches (42 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 3 months
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia
Purnululu National Park II 604999 Western Australia, Australia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Southwest Australia Australia No

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Abbreviata barrowi <Unverified Name>[3]
Abbreviata hastaspicula <Unverified Name>[3]
Abbreviata levicauda <Unverified Name>[3]
Abbreviata tumidocapitis <Unverified Name>[3]
Tanqua tiara <Unverified Name>[3]

External References

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
♦ 3Gibson, 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
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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