Mertens Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi, Australia, captive, portrait
Mertens' water monitor ( Varanus mertensi ), also called commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. [2]
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Varanus mertensi is a semiaquatic lizard that lives near permanent water in northern Australia. During the wet and dry seasons, we measured the field metabolic rate (FMR) and water flux rates of animals in the field and standard metabolic rates across a range of body temperatures (18-36 C) in the laboratory.
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Varanus Mertensi Monitor Lizards / The Monitor Lizards Of the World Varanus Mertensi Glauert 1951. Mertens' goanna, Bulliwallah. Mertens' goanna is perhaps the most amphibious member of the monitor lizard family. It is found in northern Australia, from Western Australia east to western Queensland.
An adult Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi) on the banks of the
Cane toads reduce abundance and site occupancy of Merten's water monitor (Varanus mertensi) Authors: Anthony D Griffiths Charles Darwin University J. Lindley McKay Abstract and Figures.
Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) A Mertens' water… Flickr
Varanus mertensi Merten's water monitor DISTRIBUTION : Northern Australia (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020) RED LIST STATUS: Endangered (EN) in 2017 CITES: Appendix II
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Varanus mertensi GLAUERT 1951 Varanus bulliwallah WORRELL 1956 Varanus mertensi — COGGER 1983 Varanus mertensi — DE LISLE 1996: 130 Varanus mertensi — COGGER 2000: 369 Varanus mertensi — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Varanus (Varanus) mertensi — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 : Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
Varanus mertensi IUCN SSC MONITOR LIZARD
Abstract We report on the aquatic and terrestrial foraging behaviour and diet of the semi-aquatic Varanus mertensi. Foraging behaviour of V. mertensi is similar to that of other large terrestrial varanids: slow, methodical forwards movement with the head swaying from side to side with regular tongue flicks.
MERTENS' WATER MONITOR Varanus mertensi
Mertens' water monitor ( Varanus mertensi ), also called commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats.
MERTENS' WATER MONITOR Varanus mertensi
Merten's water monitor, also known as Varanus mertensi, is a medium to large-sized lizard with an average length between 3 and 4 feet and weighs around 15 to 20 pounds. They have muscular bodies, strong legs, and a long tail that is almost as long as their entire body. Males are usually larger than females.
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Varanus mertensi (Glauert, 1951) -Merten's Water Monitor Mertens' monitors are a medium to large-sized monitor species with a typical snout-vent length (excluding the tail) ranging from around 30-45cm in adults. The coloration of Mertens' monitors is predominantly olive grey to brown over the body, with scattered cream or yellow spots.
Varanus mertensi Mertens' Water Monitor Thor Hakonsen Flickr
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Varanus mertensi (Mertens' water monitor)
Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) photographed at Territory Wildlife Park, NT Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) photographed at Territory Wildlife Park, NT Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) photographed at Litchfield National Park, NT Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) photographed at Featherdale Wildlife Park NSW.
Merten's Water Monitor Lizard (Varanus mertensi), Queensland, Australia
Varanus mertensi appears to be less responsive than terrestrial varanids (sensu home ranges, movements and physiological responses) to the vast seasonal fluctuations of the region, because they inhabit areas (permanent water bodies) which ostensibly have access to resources throughout the year, unlike the majority of other varanid species (Christian et al. 1996; Smith et al. 2008).
Varanus mertensi IUCN SSC MONITOR LIZARD
Mertens' water monitor ( Varanus mertensi ), also called commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats.
Australian Mertens Water Monitor Varanus Mertensi Stock Photo Alamy
Many lizard-keepers find Mertens' Monitors, Varanus mertensi, to possess an ideal mix of large and small monitor qualities. While large enough to satisfy the desires of aspiring Crocodile Monitor keepers, they can be comfortable in sizable, but less than room-sized, enclosures. Description
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Please see Part 1 of this article for information about the natural history of the Mertens' Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi, including the threat posed by introduced Marine Toads, Rhinella marinus. Cage Size and Style