Kimberley rock monitor

Kimberley rock monitor
Varanus glauerti male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Odatria
Species:	V. glauerti
Binomial name
Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957 [2]
Synonyms [3]
Varanus (Odatria) timorensis glauerti Mertens, 1957 Varanus (Odatria) glauerti — Mertens, 1958 Varanus glauerti — Cogger, 1983

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard ^[4] in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor, Quinkan rock monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna, ^[5] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria. ^[6]

Etymology

The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert. ^[5]

Geographic range

V. glauerti is found in the extreme northwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia, and in the northern tip of Northern Territory. ^[1]

Description

V. glauerti grows up to 80 cm (31 in) long, and three-quarters of its length is the long tail.^{[ citation needed ]}

Habitat and behaviour

V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is also found in humid forests. ^[1] It is rupicolous, and prefers humid conditions. ^{[1] [4]}

Diet

V. glauerti preys upon insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, and orthopterans, and also upon small lizards such as geckos and their eggs. ^[1]

Reproduction

V. glauerti is oviparous, ^[1] and sometimes parthenogenetic. ^[3]

References

1. Shea, G. (2018). "Varanus glauerti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T178028A83777814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178028A83777814.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Varanus glauerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov
3. Species Varanus glauerti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
4. "Varanus glauerti " at Monitor-lizards.net Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
   ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Varanus glauerti, p. 101).
6. Kingsnake.com

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350.
• Hörenberg, Thomas (2013). "Parthenogenese bei Varanus glauerti". Draco13 (53): 29–30. (in German).
• Mertens R (1957). "Two new goannas from Australia". Western Australian Naturalist5: 183–185. (Varanus timorensis glauerti, new subspecies).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.

External links

• Reptiliana.wordpress.com