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    (Varanus bitatawa), also known by the local names bitatawa, baritatawa, and butikaw, is a large, arboreal, frugivorous lizard of the genus Varanus. The...
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    Monitor lizard (redirect from Varanus)
    some species such as Varanus sparnus, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached...
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    114 cm (45 in) long tail. It was subordinated to the genus Varanus under the name Varanus salvadorii by George Albert Boulenger in 1885. There are no...
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    Megalania (redirect from Varanus prisca)
    Varanus because its morphology suggests that it is more closely related to some species of Varanus than others, so excluding V. priscus from Varanus renders...
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    The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian...
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  • subgenera of the genus Varanus. The group consists of three frugivorous species endemic to the Philippines. Unlike other members of the Varanus group, species...
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  • forest monitor (Varanus bitatawa) with a maximum size instead be 180 cm (5.9 ft) in length and 9 kg (20 lb) in mass, the Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus)...
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    of Australia. A ground-dwelling species of Varanus, it somewhat resembles the widespread sand goanna (Varanus gouldii). Large, dark spots appear in rows...
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    The genus Varanus was coined in 1820 by Blasius Merrem. Six years later Leopold Fitzinger moved the Nile monitor into this genus as Varanus niloticus...
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    carnivorous, three arboreal species in the Philippines (Varanus olivaceus, Varanus mabitang, and Varanus bitatawa) are primarily frugivores. Among species of living...
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    Sulawesi Province of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Varanus cumingi, Varanus marmoratus, and Varanus nuchalis were classified as subspecies until 2007,...
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    CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14. GBIF.org Kingsnake.com Varanus bengalensis Varanus.nl. Traeholt, C. (April 1997). Effect of masking the parietal...
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    Varanus bitatawa stew being prepared by Aeta tribesmen....
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    Monitor Lizard Varanus bitatawa. Vol. 11. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. pp. 467–475. Wikispecies has information related to Varanus mabitang. Giant...
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    The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia...
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  • related to Varanus yuwonoi. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus yuwonoi. Stubbs, A.; Arida, E.; Shea, G.; Auliya, M. (2021). "Varanus yuwonoi"...
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    Lace monitor (redirect from Varanus varius)
    The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard...
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    The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called the Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent...
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    researchgate.net/publication/280597661_Varanus_albigularis_-_Diet [bare URL] "Varanus Albigularis". "Varanus Albigularis". Krebs, Uwe (January 2019)...
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    Sand goanna (redirect from Varanus gouldii)
    "Tingka". Two subspecies are recognised, Varanus gouldii gouldii (Schlegel, 1837) – Gould's goanna Varanus gouldii flavirufus Mertens, 1958 – desert...
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    communally. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus acanthurus. Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Varanus acanthurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
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    including marbled water monitors (Varanus marmoratus) and even larger Northern Sierra Madre forest monitors (Varanus bitatawa) have been taken. While most...
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  • Storr's monitor (Varanus ocreatus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Western Australia and...
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  • The Groote Eylandt monitor (Varanus insulanicus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern...
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    "Varanus prasinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 August 2008. Shea, G., Allison, A., Parker, F. & Tallowin, O. 2018. Varanus prasinus...
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    Monitors and turtles Hamadryad 6 (3): 7-9 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus flavescens. Varanus flavescens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database...
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    endemic lizard species Northern Sierra Madre Forest monitor lizard – Varanus bitatawa (common name: Butikaw) was described to science, although the Aeta...
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  • Varanus citrinus is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Species Varanus citrinus at The Reptile...
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    Sarmiento, M. (2022). "Varanus olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T221496930A195387110. Retrieved 30 May 2023. Varanus olivaceus Hallowell...
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    names refers. Varanus jobiensis primarily eats insects, and sometimes frogs, but may also take freshwater fish and small mammals. Varanus jobiensis is...
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