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Varanus salvator (Common Water Monitor)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Varanus salvator, commonly known as the water monitor, is a large lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. Water monitors are one of the most common monitor lizards found throughout Asia, and range from Sri Lanka and India to Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and various islands of Indonesia, living in areas close to water. The species is known as Malayan water monitor, Asian water monitor, common water monitor, two-banded monitor, and as rice lizard, ring lizard, plain lizard and no-mark lizard, as well as simply "water monitor".
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Infraspecies

Varanus salvator andamanensis
Varanus salvator bivittatus
Varanus salvator celebensis
Varanus salvator macromaculatus (Common Water Monitor) (Attributes)
Varanus salvator salvator (Water monitor)
Varanus salvator ziegleri

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14.716 lbs (6.675 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  36 grams
Female Weight [1]  10.472 lbs (4.75 kg)
Male Weight [1]  18.96 lbs (8.60 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  81.1 %
Egg Length [1]  2.992 inches (76 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.26 inches (32 mm)
Gestation [1]  8 months 2 days
Litter Size [1]  13
Litters / Year [1]  3
Maximum Longevity [1]  16 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  22 inches (57 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Semi-aquatic

Prey / Diet

Melanochelys trijuga (Indian Black Turtle, Indian Pond Terrapin)[3]
Microcarbo niger (Little Cormorant)[3]
Naja naja (Indian Cobra)[3]
Oligodon taeniolatus (Streaked Kukuri Snake)[3]
Ptyas mucosa (Dhaman, Oriental Ratsnake)[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
♦ 3Population Status of Two Varanus species (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae) in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam Lagoon System, with Notes on their Diet and Conservation Status, D.M.S. SURANJAN KARUNARATHNA, A.A. THASUN AMARASINGHE, MAJINTHA B. MADAWALA & H.K. DUSHANTHA KANDAMBI, Biawak, 6(1), pp. 22-33 2012
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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