| Kimberley rock monitor | |
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| Varanus glauerti male | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Odatria |
| Species: | V. glauerti |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957 | |
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The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna, it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.
Etymology
The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert.
Geographic range
V. glauerti is found in the extreme northwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia, and in the northern tip of Northern Territory.
Description
V. glauerti grows up to 80 cm (31 in) long, and three-quarters of its length is the long tail.
Habitat and behaviour
V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is also found in humid forests. It is rupicolous, and prefers humid conditions.
Diet
V. glauerti preys upon insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, and orthopterans, and also upon small lizards such as geckos and their eggs.
Reproduction
V. glauerti is oviparous, and sometimes parthenogenetic.
References
- ^ Shea, G. (2018). "Varanus glauerti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178028A83777814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178028A83777814.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- "Varanus glauerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov
- ^ Species Varanus glauerti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Varanus glauerti " at Monitor-lizards.net Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Varanus glauerti, p. 101). - Kingsnake.com
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Hörenberg, Thomas (2013). "Parthenogenese bei Varanus glauerti". Draco 13 (53): 29–30. (in German).
- Mertens R (1957). "Two new goannas from Australia". Western Australian Naturalist 5: 183–185. (Varanus timorensis glauerti, new subspecies).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
External links
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