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The Panay monitor is critically threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Agricultural land conversion and illegal logging on Panay Island, particularly in its endangered lowland forest, pose imminent risks to the species. [1] The species faces a severe threat from rapid agricultural land conversion, primarily through slash-and-burn practices ...
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
Many teiids are quite small lizards, although some members such as tegus are among the biggest lizards in the world after monitor lizards and iguanas. The largest species are Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) and red tegu (Salvator rufescens), which attain more than 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in length and 6.8 kg (15 lb) in mass. Argentine ...
The large-scaled water monitor (Varanus nuchalis) is a species of monitor lizard. [2] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Cebu, Ticao, Negros, Panay and Masbate. [1] The species is found in a variety of habitats, primarily mangroves and lowland forests. [1]
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 ...
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Water monitor (V. salvator) Maren Birgit Gaulke (born 4 April 1955) is a German herpetologist whose research focus has been the biology of monitor lizards, snakes and turtles. She is a consultant with national and international institutions and contributes to status classifications of endangered species and the establishment of protected areas.