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Varanus nebulosus (Clouded Monitor)

Synonyms: Monitor nebulosus; Varanus vietnamensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus) is a species of monitor lizard, native to Burma, Thailand and Indochina to West Malaysia, Singapore, Java, and Sumatra. They are excellent tree climbers. It belongs to the subgenus Empagusia along with the Bengal monitor, the Dumeril's monitor and other monitor lizards. It had previously been listed as a subspecies of Varanus bengalensis by some herpetologists. It is a diurnal monitor.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  6.792 lbs (3.081 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  14 grams
Female Weight [1]  2.696 lbs (1.223 kg)
Male Weight [1]  10.891 lbs (4.94 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  303.9 %
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 9 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years
Gestation [1]  5 months 22 days
Litter Size [1]  20
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  22 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  20 inches (51 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal, Terrestrial

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hastospiculum macrophallos <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
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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