41. Reptiles: Monitor Lizards Biology, husbandry and natural history of monitor lizards. http://www.herper.com/lizards/monitors.html

Snakes Lizards Chelonians Crocodilians ... Anguids Monitors Other Lizards Varanid links: Varanus acanthurus (Python Pete care sheet) Varanid information network The Australian lace monitor in captivity Savannah monitor care Bibliography of monitor lizards (Varanus) ... Argus monitor page Photos: Stock

42. Living Dragons - Monitor Lizards Recent general titles include A Little Book of monitor lizards by Daniel Bennett and The Natural History of monitor lizards by Harold F. De Lisle (1996, http://www.chicagoherp.org/books/dragons.html

Chicago Herpetological Society Book Review Title: Living Dragons: A Natural History of the World's Monitor Lizards Author: Rodney Steel Reviewed by: Raymond Hoser About Amazon.com Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society [32(12):255-256, December 1997] I tell everyone I like death adders ( Acanthophis antarcticus ) more than any other reptile on earth. Well now I'm about to let a secret out of the closet. I cried and cried when forced to relinquish my seven lace monitors ( Varanus varius ) in the early 1980s, when my parents sold the family house. Although the lizards went to a good home, they were truly pets in the real sense of the wordmore like dogs and cats than a "reptile." Some of them were even thought to be older than I was! I'd actually inherited some from another man who'd suffered the same fate as me some years earlier. School teacher John Baker caught four adult lace monitors at Bingarra, northwest New South Wales, in the 1960s and kept them at his suburban Sydney home until his parents sold it in the mid-1970s. He knew I'd just built a massive goanna pit at my St. Ives house so he gave me his beloved pets to guard with my life. Nearly ten years later I was doing the same thing. This time these lizards were being passed on to herpetologist Ken Sheppherd to guard with his life. If I had my time again, I'd never have let the lizards go, but then again if I had kept them, they would probably have been taken with the rest of my collection, when it was stolen in July 1984.

43. Nat. Hist. Monitors Title, The Natural History of monitor lizards. Author, Harold F. De Lisle. 1996. Hardbound. xiii + 201 pp. Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, FL. http://www.chicagoherp.org/books/monitor.html

Chicago Herpetological Society Book Review Title: The Natural History of Monitor Lizards Author: Harold F. De Lisle 1996. Hardbound. xiii + 201 pp. Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, FL. ISBN 0-89464-897-7 Reviewed by: David Blatchford About Amazon.com Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society [32(10):214, October 1997] Monitors are impressive animals. Anyone who has ever watched one of these dramatic animals vigorously patrolling its domain cannot fail to appreciate their presence, vigor and intelligence. In addition their metabolism and anatomy mark them apart from their reptile brethren. Whilst the sheer bulk of many of the family single them out from other lizards, what is also notable is the economy of design. For despite the fact that there are some 70 named forms, they all look more or less the same save for size; no other genus of terrestrial animal demonstrates such a huge range of body sizesspanning five orders of magnitude! They are an ancient form and it seems that their much vaunted resemblance to snakes is a consequence of convergent evolution. Harold De Lisle is a professor of biology at Moorpark College in California and a well-known name in herpetological circles. His particular passion is for monitors, and this scholarly monograph is testament to his extensive reading and knowledge. This book sets a high standard and makes an impressive addition to herpetological literature. The first half of the text is a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge and at the same time points out just how little is known of these imposing animals. Most of the information stems from studies of just six or seven species, which comes as a surprise when one considers the general level of interest in monitors and their importance in the lizard world.

44. Savannah Monitor Lizard - Captive Subject Savannah Monitor Lizard Captive Subject. Captive Subject. Savannah Monitor Lizard. Savannah monitor lizards are native to various regions of Africa. http://www.dongettyphoto.com/captives/lizard.html

Savannah Monitor Lizard Captive Subject Savannah Monitor Lizards are native to various regions of Africa. Previous Image On Location with Captive Critters Next Image

45. Monitor Lizards The most complete and comprehensive book on monitor lizards (including The insides and outsides of monitor lizards. The lifestyles of monitor lizards. http://www.coronetbooks.com/books/moni2100.htm

Return to Coronet Books main page Monitor Lizards By Daniel Bennett December 1998 Edition Chimaira ISBN: 3-930612-10-0 352 pages, illustrated $163.00 paper original OUT OF PRINT Biology

46. Monitor Lizard Skull There are more than 40 species of monitor lizards worldwide. Most varanids (members of the monitor lizard family) are fairly large with the largest being http://www.skullsunlimited.com/monitor-lizard-skull.html

Monitor Lizard Skull Monitor Lizard Skull - There are more than 40 species of monitor lizards World Wide. Most varanids (members of the monitor lizard family) are fairly large with the largest being the Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis. Monitors inhabit a variety of climate and habitat types ranging from the hot, dry deserts of Africa and Australia to the lush, moist rain forests of Asia. View Other Reptile Skulls Use Our Search Engine to Search Skulls Unlimited Monitor Lizard Skull Larger Image Monitor Lizard Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Varanus species Average Skull length: 5cm Origin: Old World Omnivore WSR-535 Natural Bone Out Of Stock SKULLS UNLIMITED DIRECTORY HOMEPAGE SITE MAP REPTILES CARNIVORES ... T-Shirts "Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, ther is no appeal." -Arthur C. Clarke URL: http://www.skullsunlimited.com/monitor-lizard-skull.html Telephone: 1-800-659-7585 Last Updated: September 23, 2005 StoneJungle Web Design

47. Monitors Choosing your lizard. The best choice for a pet savannah monitor is a young monitor lizards have sharp claws that will need to be trimmed on a regular http://my.pclink.com/~dkelley/monitors.htm

Contents Introduction Choosing Your Lizard Taming Housing ... Books Updated January 5, 1998 Introduction We have written this page in the hopes that we can provide some basic advice for people who own or are thinking of purchasing a Savannah monitor. We have experience raising two Savannahs of our own, and we hope that you will find this page useful in taking care of your pets. Savannah monitors (Varanus exanthematicus) are medium-sized monitor lizards that are usually readily available in most reptile specialty stores and from breeders. They are intelligent (for lizards), beautiful, usually tame pretty easily, and do not grow huge(for monitors!). Savannahs usually are less expensive to purchase than some of the other monitor species. Savannah monitors hail from Africa, and they are also listed as a "threatened" species in their natural habitat, due to the pet trade, trade in reptile skins, and the fact that they are used in their native countries as a source of food. Choosing your lizard The best choice for a pet savannah monitor is a young animal (hatchling or juvenile, under 2 feet long). Captive raised animals are the best choice, but since monitors don't breed easily in captivity, it is likely that you will end up purchasing an imported lizard. The lizard you choose should be active and alert, free from sores and abrasions, fairly plump(not skin and bones, but not overly fat either) outgoing but not aggressive, and reasonably calm when handled. Usually young monitors will squirm around alot when first handled, and sometimes they will defecate. This is normal, and it should pass with frequent handling. A hint: might not want to wear your best clothes when first handling your lizard! The monitor you purchase should also be fairly clean around the vent and belly, not caked with feces.

48. Varanidae Family Varanidae (monitor lizards) monitor lizards Natural History, Biology and Husbandry. Monitors The Biology of Varanid Lizards, 2nd ed. http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/families/Varanidae.html

Order Squamata Suborder Anguinomorpha Superfamily Varanoidea Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Appearance: All living varanids share a small head, long neck, sturdy body and limbs, and long, powerful tail. Distribution Old World tropics: Africa, Asia, Australia. Habitat Arid or desert areas to tropical rain forest. Size 23 cm (pygmy goanna, Varanus brevicauda ) to 3.1 m (Komodo dragon , V. komodensi s ) total length (however, the tail makes up most of the animal). Fossil monitors are estimated to have been 6 meters long! Reproduction Oviparous. Their courtship is often preceded by rirualized male combat, that is, an upright grappling/dancing posture. Varanus indicus Food All varanids are carnivores, although the Philippine butaans ( V. olivaceus ) seasonally eat fruit. The smaller species prey mainly on insects, small reptiles, and amphibians. With increasing body sizes, prey preference shifts increasingly to larger vertebrates, including mammals. Behaviour Most species are terrestrial-arboreal predators, searching for prey in trees as well as on the ground. Some species (

49. ADW: Varanidae: Information monitor lizards are represented in ancient Indian and Australian art, Living dragons a natural history of the world s monitor lizards. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Varanidae.html

Overview News Technology Conditions of Use ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Sauria Family Varanidae Family Varanidae (monitor lizards) Information Pictures Sounds Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/090fe672-4f41-4744-998c-13314a42c317') 2005/09/18 18:07:56.465 GMT-4 By Jennifer C. Ast Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Varanidae Members of this Family Varanidae is an ancient group of anguinomorph lizards, comprising about 50-60 species into the genus Varanus . Varanids are found in Africa, central and southern mainland Asia and Malaysian and Indonesian islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (where about half the species are found). Monitors are robust, diurnal lizards with long, non-autotomous tails and elongate necks. Varanids have nine cervical vertebrae, a condition they share with Lanthanotus Currently ten subgenera of Varanus are recognized, of which two ( Varanus and Odatria ) comprise the majority of species. Subgenus

50. Lizard, Monitor :: D20srd.org monitor lizards can be aggressive, using their powerful jaws to tear at prey or A monitor lizard has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/lizardMonitor.htm

Lizard, Monitor Size/Type Medium Animal Hit Dice (22 hp) Initiative Speed 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 30 ft. Armor Class 15 (+2 Dex, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed Base Attack/Grapple Attack Bite melee ( Full Attack Bite melee ( Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks Special Qualities Low-light vision Saves Fort , Ref , Will Abilities Str 17, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2 Skills Climb Hide Listen ... Environment Warm forests Organization Solitary Challenge Rating Advancement 4-5 HD (Medium) Level Adjustment This category includes fairly large, carnivorous lizards from 3 to 5 feet long. Combat Monitor lizards can be aggressive, using their powerful jaws to tear at prey or enemies. Skills A monitor lizard has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line. Monitor lizards have a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. *In forested or overgrown areas, the Hide bonus improves to +8.

51. CCC - News - Monitor Lizards, Shrews And The South China Sea- My Malaysia Forest Life in the Casuarina forest began with a boat ride along a lagoon. Six of us (along with our day packs filled to capacity) jumbled into a little motorboat. http://www.coralcay.org/archives/2005/03/31/20.01.54.php

Saturday 24th September 2005 coralcay.org News Monitor lizards, shrews and the South China Sea- my Malaysia forest expedition Added to website: 31 March 2005 Our day began at 6:30 so we could open the mist nets and check the pitfall traps. In between mist net checking we took the measurements from our bird-mates and let them go; but not before we got some great photos. We closed the nets at about 10 AM, and then had to get ready to go catch butterflies. We made our lunches, put on sunscreen, filled our water bottles and were ready to go. Butterflies are quite difficult to catch. These Malaysian butterflies fly fast and furious. That took about 3 hours, and then on our way back to camp, we did TVES and QVES (Transect and Quadrant Visual Encounter Surveys). The first requires 3 people to walk about 5 meters apart and poke the area with long sticks to prod herps out of their habitat. QVES occur when we create a large square and slowly move to the center, again trying to rustle up some herps. CLARISSE BILLEY This article belongs to the following categories: Malaysia Malaysia Volunteers coralcay.org

52. Other Monitor Lizards OTHER monitor lizards. There are dozens of species of monitor lizards found in Africa, Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/monitor/monitor.htm

OTHER MONITOR LIZARDS There are dozens of species of monitor lizards found in Africa, Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. Indian Monitors are thought to have been transported by natives to the Polynesian Islands, possibly as a food source. Monitors have a unique ability to greatly increase the size of the mouth cavity enabling them to swallow their prey whole. The Nile Monitor will lay eggs in termite mounds which provide a natural incubation! The Earless Monitor is a semiaquatic lizard that is native to Borneo. Lizards (along with some other reptiles) continue growing their entire life.

53. Monitor Lizards appears so much alike the ancient dinosaurs than the large monitor lizards. It would be expected that longlived monitor lizards attained even greater http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/monintro/monintro.htm

MONITOR LIZARDS Perhaps no creature that has been proven to exist today appears so much alike the ancient dinosaurs than the large monitor lizards. It would be expected that long-lived monitor lizards attained even greater size under the optimal conditions of the early earth. In fact, the skeleton of a 20 foot giant monitor lizard, Megalania, has been discovered in Australia. It probably weighed about two tons and hunted giant kangaroos! Check out the facts on these "terrible lizards." The Komodo Dragon Other Monitor Lizards

54. Green Apron Monkey: Monitor Lizards monitor lizards. There have been rumours of this sort of thing going on in Dongying. This is hardly a confirmation of their substance, but it does make me http://www.crumpled.com/brackish/2005/03/monitor-lizards.html

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55. WhoZoo: Desert Monitor Desert Monitor Lizard http//www.qp.com.qa/raslaffan/rlc.nsf/85797bc91b29 Little Book of monitor lizards. http//mampam.50megs.com/monitors/griseus. http://www.whozoo.org/Intro2003/TylerMabry/TM_Varanus_griseus.htm

Desert Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus griseus Geographical Range: Arabian Desert, Iraq, Syria,,Jordan, North Africa, and the deserts of central Asia. Habitat: Harsh desert areas. Diet in the Wild: Small mammals and birds, the eggs of birds and reptiles, crabs, scorpions, snails, centipedes, young turtles, other lizards (apparently including their own species), snakes and carrion. Conservation Status: Endangered Location in the Zoo: Herpetarium Physical Description: These lizards are brownish-yellow with crossbands on the body and tail. The number of crossbands depends on subspecies, but ranges from 3-8 on the body and 8-28 on the tail. There are three subspecies of the Varanus griseus: caspius (Caspian desert monitor), griseus (western desert monitor, and koniecznyi (Thar desert monitor). The Caspian monitor is the largest (up to 140 cm and 2.8 kg) and the Thar monitor the smallest (up to about 80 cm and 180 grams). The tail is longer than the body. Males are larger than females. Their nostrils are nearer to the eye rather than to the tip of the snout.

56. Monitors Of Africa About forty species of monitor lizards are found from Africa, through India and The fine skin of monitor lizards have been valued for centuries, http://www.wildwatch.com/resources/other/monitors.asp

WildWatch Home CC Africa Lodges African Safaris Subscribe ... Other MONITORS - Giants among Lizards About forty species of monitor lizards are found from Africa, through India and south-east Asia to Australia. The genus to which monitors all belong - Varanus - contains the world's largest lizard, the much-feared Komodo Dragon from Indonesia which may reach three metres in length and has been known to prey on humans. All monitors are similar in appearance, with strong limbs, powerful claws, flexible neck and extended, whip-like tail. None are poisonous, although the Gila Monster of Mexico (the world's only poisonous lizard) is distantly related. Monitors are unique among lizards in having a forked tongue, similar to that of snakes. Just two species occur in Southern and East Africa, but both are impressive reptiles and are frequently seen. Nile Monitor The Nile Monitor (also known simply as the Water Monitor) occurs in temperate and warm areas with permanent water and is seldom found far from rivers, lakes or dams. It is an outstanding swimmer and quickly takes refuge to water - usually with a loud splash - when threatened. It is most often seen basking on a rock or overhanging tree branch, and sometimes allows humans to approach quite closely.

57. YourDictionary.com • Agora Discussion Board Author, Topic monitor lizards (Read 328 times) Re monitor lizards « Reply to this post 5 on Sep 1st, 2002, 1023am », Quote Modify http://www.yourdictionary.com/cgi-bin/agora/agora.cgi?board=etymology;action=dis

58. Kamusi - Search Results monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus), pl monitor lizards { Swahili kenge , ( pl kenge ) } Terminology zoology noun 9/10an edit entry photos http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=lizard&EngP=1

59. Varanus Giganteus The Perentie, Varanus Giganteus, Is Australia S monitor lizards are large and impressive. They are often the centerpiece of reptile Many monitor lizards are top predators. Some species are aquatic, http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/giganteus.html

Varanus giganteus The perentie, Varanus giganteus , is Australia's largest species of lizard. These lizards can sometimes exceed two meters in total length. They are top predators, eating many other species of vertebrates, including smaller individuals of their own species as well as other species of monitor lizards. Monitor lizards are large and impressive. They are often the centerpiece of reptile house exhibits. Monitors are not particularly tractable research subjects, but these magnificent lizards have received an extraordinary amount of attention from devoted students. All but one species, the frugivorous Varanus olivaceus of the Philippines (Auffenberg 1988), are active predators that eat quite large prey relative to their own body size. Many monitor lizards are top predators. Some species are aquatic, others terrestrial, while still others are saxicolous and/or semi-arboreal or truly arboreal. Monitor lizards live in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from mangrove swamps to dense forests to savannas to arid deserts. Currently, 53 extant species are recognized. All occur in Africa, Asia, southeast Asia, and Australia (the new world is sadly impoverished). Some 27 described species are found in Australia, including one lineage that has evolved dwarfism (hatchlings of the smallest species

60. Eric Pianka S Varanid Research All living members of the Varanidae, commonly known as monitor lizards, are placed in a monitor lizards live in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/varanus.html

The largest species of Australian lizard, the perentie Varanus giganteus To learn more about this lizard, click here Evolution of Varanid Lizards Eric R. Pianka Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-1064 KEYWORDS: Evolution, body size, comparative methods, independent contrasts, monitor lizards, phylogenetic systematics, varanid lizards Abstract. Modern comparative methods allow examination of the probable course of evolution in a lineage of lizards (family Varanidae, genus Varanus ). Within this genus, body mass varies by nearly a full five orders of magnitude. The fossil record and present geographic distribution suggest that varanids arose over 65 million years ago in Laurasia and subsequently dispersed to Africa and Australia. Two major lineages have undergone extensive adaptive radiations within Australia: one evolved dwarfism (subgenus Odatria = pygmy monitors), whereas the other Australian lineage (subgenus Varanus ) remained large and several of its members evolved gigantism. Body sizes of extant varanid species are plotted on a phylogeny and probable sizes at ancestral nodes are inferred from those of their descendents. Felsenstein phylogenetically independent contrasts, coupled with information on branch lengths, are exploited to identify several likely instances of relatively rapid evolution of body size, both between and within clades. Numerous questions about the evolution of size in this genus within a historical/geographical perspective remain to be answered.

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