Table of Contents
Preface...... 7
Acknowledgements...... 8
Monitor Lizards: A short Overview...... 9
Why do we need this Identification Guide for Monitor Lizards?...... 10
How to use this Identification Guide...... 12
Guidance for the Species Fact Sheets...... 13
Glossary...... 18
Acronyms and Symbols...... 20
Main Characteristics of the 11 Subgenera of Monitor Lizards...... 21
Species Fact Sheets:
1) Subgenus Empagusia Varan us bengalensis...... 22 Varanus dumerilii...... 24 Varanus flavescens...... 26 Varanus nebulosus...... 28 Varanus rudicollis...... 30
2) Subgenus Euprepiosaurus Varanus caerulivirens...... 32 Varanus cerambonensis...... 34 Varanus doreanus...... 36 Varanus douarrha...... 38 Varanus finschi...... 40 Varanus indicus...... 42 Varanus jobiensis...... 44 Varanus juxtindicus...... 46 Varanus lirungensis...... 48 Varanus melinus...... 50 Varanus obor...... 52 Varanus rainerguentheri...... 54 Varanus semotus...... 56 Varanus yuwonoi...... 58 Varanus zugorum...... 60
3) Subgenus Hapturosaurus Varanus beccarii...... 62 Varanus boehmei...... 64 Varanus bogerti...... 66 Varanus keithhornei...... 68 Varanus kordensis...... 70 Varanus macraei...... 72 Varanus prasinus...... 74 Varanus reisingeri...... 76 Varanus telenesetes...... 78 4) Subgenus Odatria Varanus acanthurus...... 80 Varanus auffenbergi...... 82 Varanus baritji...... 84 Varanus brevicauda...... 86 Varanus bushi...... 88 Varanus caudolineatus...... 90 Varanus eremius...... 92 Varanus gilleni...... 94 Varanus glauerti...... 96 Varanus glebopalma...... 98 Varanus hamersleyensis...... 100 Varanus kingorum...... 102 Varanus mitchelli...... 104 Varanus pilbarensis...... 106 Varanus primordius...... 108 Varanus scalaris...... 110 Varanus semiremex...... 112 Varanus similis...... 114 Varanus sparnus...... 116 Varanus storri...... 118 Varanus timorensis...... 120 Varanus tristis...... 122
5) Subgenus Papusaurus Varanus salvadorii...... 124
6) Subgenus Philippinosaurus Varanus bitatawa...... 126 Varanus mabitang...... 128 Varanus olivaceus...... 130
7) Subgenus Polydaedalus Varanus albigularis...... 132 Varanus exanthematicus...... 134 Varanus niloticus...... 136 Varanus ornatus...... 139 Varanus yemenensis...... 142
8) Subgenus Psammosaurus Varanus griseus...... 144 Varanus nesterovi...... 146
!9) Subgenus Solomonsaurus Varanus spinulosus...... 148
10) Subgenus Soterosaurus Varanus bangonorum...... 150 Varanus cumingi...... 152 Varanus dalubhasa...... 154 Varanus marmoratus...... 156 Varanus nuchalis...... 158 Varanus palawanensis...... 160 Varanus rasmusseni...... 162 Varanus salvator...... 164 Varanus samarensis...... 168 Varanus togianus...... 170
4 11) Subgenus Varanus Varanus giganteus...... 172 Varanus gouldii...... 174 Varanus komodoensis...... 176 Varanus mertensi...... 178 Varanus panoptes...... 180 Varanus rosenbergi...... 182 Varanus spenceri...... 184 Varanus varius...... 186
Selected Literature Sources...... 188
Online Sources...... 189
Annex 1: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...... 190
Annex 2: CITES...... 192
Annex 3: List of Country Records per Species...... 194
Annex 4: List of Species Records per Country...... 197
Index...... 200
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