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Varanus macraei (Emerald tree monitor)

Synonyms: Varanus macraei bohme

Wikipedia Abstract

The blue-spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei ) or blue tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia. It is named after herpetologist Duncan R. MacRae, founder of the reptile park Rimba on Bali.
View Wikipedia Record: Varanus macraei

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Varanus macraei

Attributes

Birth Weight [1]  12 grams
Egg Length [1]  1.89 inches (48 mm)
Egg Width [1]  0.827 inches (21 mm)
Gestation [1]  5 months 19 days
Litter Size [1]  4
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  12 inches (31 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal

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
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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