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The venom of monitor lizards is diverse and complex, as a result of the diverse ecological niches monitor lizards occupy. [ 32 ] For example, many species have anticoagulant venom, disrupting clotting through a combination of fibrinogenolysis and blocking platelet aggregation.
The Asian water monitor is one of the most exploited varanids; its skin is used for fashion accessories such as shoes, belts and handbags which are shipped globally, with as many as 1.5 million skins traded annually [1] and between 50,000 and 120,000 skins harvested from the wild in peninsular Malaysia. [36]
True monitors have eyes with retinas that are almost entirely composed of cone cells, giving them excellent colour vision during daytime but nearly no night vision due to the lack of rod cells, which are vital for seeing in low-light environments. Like most lizard, true monitors are oviparous, and some are capable of parthenogenesis. [12]
Pages in category "Monitor lizards of Australia" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
"There are few lizards less suited to life in captivity than the Nile monitor. Buffrenil (1992) considered that, when fighting for its life, a Nile monitor was a more dangerous adversary than a crocodile of a similar size. Their care presents particular problems on account of the lizards' enormous size and lively dispositions.
Wild monitor lizards have become an unlikely attraction at this park - with tourists visiting to take pictures of the reptiles. Officials believe there are around 400 of the creatures lurking in ...
The larger or the two lizards eventually won and the defeated opponent had to scurry away back into the jungle. Officials said that some of the monitor lizards in the area can grow up to 7ft long.
Monitor lizards of New Guinea (11 P) V. Varanus (1 C, 98 P) Pages in category "Monitor lizards" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.