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The perentie (Varanus giganteus) is a species of monitor lizard. It is one of the largest living lizards on earth , after the Komodo dragon , Asian water monitor , and the Crocodile monitor . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Found west of the Great Dividing Range in the arid areas of Australia, it is rarely seen, because of its shyness and the remoteness of much of ...
The perentie is the largest lizard Australia, and also one of the biggest lizards in the world. The perentie (Varanus giganteus) is by average length and weight the largest extant lizard native to Australia and fifth or fourth-biggest lizard in the world after Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, crocodile monitor and competes with Nile monitor. [1]
During the Project Perentie trials the Land Rover/Isuzu 110 and 6x6 variants were compared against the Jeep AM10, the Mercedes-Benz 300GD and the Unimog, while the Toyota Land Cruiser was evaluated two years later. The origins of the name comes from the Perentie (Varanus giganteus) lizard species, which is the largest goanna lizard native to ...
Perentie (V. giganteus) Subgenus Soterosaurus: V. bangonorum, Bangon monitor [71] V. cumingi, Cuming's water monitor, yellow-headed water monitor; V. dalubhasa, Enteng's monitor [71] V. marmoratus, marbled water monitor, Philippine water monitor; V. nuchalis large-scaled water monitor; V. palawanensis, Palawan water monitor
The largest is the perentie (V. giganteus), which can grow over 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length. Not all goannas are so large; pygmy goannas may be smaller than the arm of an adult human. The smallest of these, the short-tailed monitor (V. brevicauda), reaches only 20 cm (8 in) in length. They survive on smaller prey, such as insects and mice.
The LRPV was developed from the six-wheel drive variant of the Australian Army's Land Rover Perentie design in the late 1980s. [3] The design was intended to be used by the SASR to patrol remote regions of Australia. [4] The LRPV is mechanically simple, and relatively easy to maintain in the field. [5] It has a crew of three. [6]
The Land Rover Perentie is the Land Rover 110 produced for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). In the 1980s, using the Australia Only civilian 4BD1 powered 110 as a basis, Jaguar Rover Australia (JRA) developed a military version of the 4BD1 110 model for competitive trials against vehicles supplied by Chrysler JEEP, Mercedes and Toyota ...
The Land Rover Perentie, commonly thought to be a military variant of the Land Rover Defender, was introduced in 1987, 3 years before the Defender was named in 1990. Over 2,500 four wheel drive and 400 six wheel drive remained in service until 2019. [14]