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Adult Dumeril's monitors can reach up to 4.5 ft (1.4 m) in total length (including tail) although typical total length is 4 ft (1.2 m). [citation needed] Adult Dumeril's monitors are largely dark brown, with occasional brighter indistinct crossbars.
Monitor lizards are poached in some South- and Southeast Asian countries, as their organs and fat are used in some traditional medicines, although there is no scientific evidence as to their effectiveness. [38] [39] Monitor lizard meat, particularly the tongue and liver, is eaten in parts of India and Malaysia and is supposed to be an aphrodisiac.
The species A. dumerili is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List for the following criteria: A1cd (v2.3, 1994). [1] This means that a population reduction of at least 20% has been observed, estimated, inferred or suspected over the last 10 years or three generations, whichever is the longer, based on a decline in area of occupancy, extent of occurrence and/or quality of habitat ...
Empagusia is a subgenus of monitor lizards in South to Southeast Asia, ... Dumeril's monitor (V. dumerilii) Yellow monitor (V. flavescens) Clouded monitor (V. nebulosus)
This clip shows the moment a wild monitor lizard caused chaos as it scurried through an office canteen in Thailand in search of food. The 3ft-long reptile was roaming around the empty room when ...
Florida has a big lizard problem. Between lion fish and Burmese pythons, Florida has a lot of invasive species problems -- and the newest is massive Nile Monitor Lizards. Nile Monitor Lizards can ...
Varanus albigularis is on average the most massive lizard in Africa, as adult males average about 6 to 8 kg (13 to 18 lb) and females weigh from 3.2 to 5 kg (7.1 to 11.0 lb). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Large mature males can attain weights of 15 to 17 kg (33 to 37 lb), which would make it slightly smaller than the Nile monitor by maximum size. [ 10 ]
Duméril's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus dumerilii) [3] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] A. dumerilii is in the A. scutellatus species group. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] A. dumerilii is native to the western and central Sahara .