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The lace monitor was eaten by the Wiradjuri people; local wisdom advised eating lace monitors that came down from trees as those that had eaten on the ground tasted of rotting meat. [13] The Tharawal ate the species' eggs, collecting them in sand on riverbanks in the Nattai and Wollondilly. [37]
The lace monitor is the second-largest of all goannas, reaching lengths up to 2 m (6.6 ft). Other more common tree goannas, such as the Timor tree monitor ( V. timorensis ) and mournful tree monitor ( V. tristis ,) do not grow to quite such lengths, typically a maximum of 61 cm, nose-to-tail.
Monitor lizards are oviparous, [23] laying from seven to 38 eggs, [27] ... V. varius, lace monitor; Gallery. Unknown species lizard in Raja Ampat Papua, 2016.
A week before egg laying, females will begin circling and scratching at termite mounds near the burrow, even at night in the dark. Rosenberg’s monitors only lay their eggs in the mounds of Nasutitermes exitiosis (a species also utilized by lace monitors). The use of termitaria provides the hatchlings favourable conditions as termite nests ...
The majority of species are oviparous (egg laying). The female deposits the eggs in a protective structure like a nest or crevice or simply on the ground. [22] Depending on the species, clutch size can vary from 4–5 percent of the females body weight to 40–50 percent and clutches range from one or a few large eggs to dozens of small ones. [23]
With climate change spurring earlier springs across much of North America, many birds are laying their eggs earlier in the year, according to a new study – adding to mounting evidence that ...
Yellow-spotted monitor (left), lace monitor (right) This ground dwelling monitor species, somewhat resembles the widespread sand goanna (Varanus gouldii).Large, dark spots appear in rows along its back, becoming especially distinct at the center of the back where they are interspersed with smaller and paler spots.
FILE - Eggs are displayed on store shelves at a local grocery store in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2023. Amid soaring egg prices, social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products ...