Varanus baritji
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Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor is one in Australia -based species in the genus of lizards ( Varanus ). In English it is known under the names “black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor”, “White's ridged-tailed monitor” and “White's dwarf goanna”. The animals live in the northernmost part of the Northern Territory, Australia . Varanus baritji is a medium-sized, exclusively ground-dwelling species. The species name "baritj" is a word from the Aboriginal language and means "white". The word "white" in this case is a reference to the discoverer of this monitor species, Neville White .
description
Varanus baritji has a prickly, slightly thorny scale dress . In its external appearance, the species is similar to the spiny-tail monitor ( Varanus acanthurus ) . The only thing that distinguishes the two species outwardly is the color pattern and, in contrast to the spiny-tailed monitor, the light and dark dorsal neck stripes and the slightly orange-colored markings on the back are missing. The underside of V. baritji is light yellow. When fully grown, the species reaches a head-trunk length + tail of up to 72 cm.
literature
- DF Bennet: Australian monitor lizards. In: Reptilia. (Münster) 8 (5), 2003, pp. 18-25.
- B. Eidenmüller: Small monitors in the terrarium . In: Reptilia. (GB) (50), 2007, pp. 12-19.
- B. Eidenmüller: Small monitors in the terrarium . In: Reptilia. (Münster) 12 (1), 2007, pp. 16-23.
- M. King, P. Horner: A new species of monitor (Platynota: Reptilia) from northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens. In: The Beagle. 4 (1) 1987, pp. 73-79.
- D. Bennett: A Little Book of Monitor Lizards. Viper Press, London 1995.
Web links
- Varanus baritji in The Reptile Database
- Varanus baritji ( Memento from February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at kingsnake.com
- catalogueoflife.org
- animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
- arod.com.au
Individual evidence
- ↑ monitor-lizards.de ( Memento from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information from the respective art chapter in ER Pianka, DR King (Ed.): Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press, Bloomington & Indianapolis 2004, ISBN 0-253-34366-6 .
- ↑ AJ Fitch, AE Goodman, SC Donnellan: A molecular phylogeny of the Australian monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. In: Australian Journal of Zoology. 54, 2006, pp. 253-269.
- ↑ mampam.com