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Yellow-spotted monitor

yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes)
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Photo © Stewart Macdonald
Varanus panoptes - Storr, 1980
Pronunciation  vah-RAH-nuss   pan-OP-teez
Etymology  Varanus: a Latinisation of the Arabic word, Waran, for lizards of the Arabian Peninsula. These lizards were said to warn of the presence of crocodiles, and became known in English as monitors.1 In Australia, they are typically called goannas.
panoptes: 'all-seeing-eye', referring to the spots ('eyes') over the body.
Other names  argus monitor
 
 
Total length
Species avg: 140 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

Description

Similar species

Sand goanna (Varanus gouldii) - lacks dark spots under the throat, but may have grey streaks; last part of tail is a plain pale colour, lacking markings.

Subspecies


Varanus panoptes panoptes
Varanus panoptes rubidus

Taxonomic notes

For interesting discourse regarding this species' name/status:

http://biostor.org/reference/3032

http://biostor.org/reference/2797

http://biostor.org/reference/2585

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