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The Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) is a large (180 cm, >9 kg) monitor lizard known only from lowland dipterocarp forest in southern Luzon, Catanduanes, and Polillo Island, all islands in the Philippines. [1] It is also known as Gray's monitor lizard, butaan, and ornate monitor. [3] It belongs to the subgenus Philippinosaurus. [4]
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [1] About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well
The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. The desert monitor is carnivorous , feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, A University of Florida Book. p. 406. ISBN 0-8130-0621-X. Auffenberg, Walter (1988). Gray's Monitor Lizard. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, University of Florida Press. p. 419. ISBN 0-8130-0841-7. Auffenberg, Walter (1994). The Bengal Monitor ...
Varanoidea is a superfamily of lizards, including the well-known family Varanidae (the monitors and goannas). Also included in the Varanoidea are the Lanthanotidae (earless monitor lizards), and the extinct Palaeovaranidae. Throughout their long evolutionary history, varanoids have exhibited great diversity, both in habitat and form.
In some places, however, the ranges of Gould's monitor, V. g. flavirufus and the Argus monitor overlap. The similarities between the species and their close proximity frequently cause confusion. The sand monitor is a relentless forager. It is diurnal, meaning most of its activities take place during the day. Anything smaller than itself will be ...
The savannah monitor is the most common monitor lizard species available in the pet trade, accounting for almost half (48.0552%) of the entire international trade in live monitor lizards. [ 17 ] Despite its prevalence in global pet trade, successful captive reproduction is very rare, and a high mortality rate is associated with the species.