Monitors (family: Varanidae) in Charles Darwin Reserve (Gaia Guide)
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Varanidae (5)
Monitors
Varanus caudolineatus
Stripe-tailed Goanna
Varanus giganteus
Perentie
Varanus gouldii
Sand Goanna
Varanus panoptes
Yellow-spotted monitor
Varanus tristis
Black-headed monitor

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • These lizards were thought to provide warning of the presence of crocodiles and so came to be known as monitor lizards.

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