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The earless monitor lizard is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, where it is known from Sarawak in East Malaysia, as well as West and North Kalimantan in Indonesia. [14] [15] [16] Until late 2012, its known range in North Kalimantan was a part of East Kalimantan. [17]
Monitor lizard. 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-developed ...
A new Bornean monitor Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 13: 1-2; Bayless, Mark K. 1997. The rough-neck Monitor lizard (Varanus rudicollis) Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32 (12): 250-252; Bennett, Daniel 1993. A review of some literature concerning the rough-necked monitor lizard Varanus rudicollis Reptilian 1 (9): 7-10
Mertens' water monitor. Mertens' water monitor ( Varanus mertensi ), often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of monitor lizard. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. [ 2] It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens.
Earless lizards are most active during daylight; they hibernate during the winter and fall. When approached by a predator, their defense mechanism is raising and wagging their tails. To claim their territory, a combination of lateral body compression, head bobbing, and push-ups is done. Earless lizards are capable of homeostasis to a certain ...
B. Balu bow-fingered gecko. Banded flying snake. Banded krait. Beauty rat snake. Bengal monitor. Black marsh turtle. Boiga cynodon. Boiga dendrophila.
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.
Nile Monitor Lizards can grow to be almost 6 feet in length and weigh 33. Florida has a big lizard problem. Between lion fish and Burmese pythons, Florida has a lot of invasive species problems ...