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Blue-tailed monitor

The blue-tailed monitor, blue-tailed tree monitor or Kalabeck's monitor[1] ( doreanus),[2] is a of the Blue-tailed monitor family. It belongs to the V. doreanus group of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus.[3]

Contents Distribution Description Conservation status Ecology Bibliography External links Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) References Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Taxonomy Phylum: Chordata Two subspecies have been described:[4] Class: Reptilia Order: V. d. doreanus (Meyer, 1874) V. d. finschi (Bohme, Horn & Zeigler, 1994) Family: Varanidae : Varanus The latter has since been elevated to full- status as Varanus finschi.[2] Subgenus: Euprepiosaurus

Once considered a member of the V. indicus , it Species: V. doreanus now forms its own species complex with V. finschi, V. semotus, Binomial name and V. yuwonoi, having diverged from the V. indicus species complex 5.8 million years ago. The V. doreanus species complex Varanus doreanus formed at most 4.1 million years ago. V. doreanus is the most basal (Meyer, 1874)[1] [3] and widespread member of this species complex. Synonyms[2] Distribution List Monitor doreanus MEYER 1874

This species can be found throughout , New Britain, Varanus kalabeck PETERS & the Bismarck Archipelago, Biak, Salawati, and Waigeo. The blue- DORIA 1878 tailed monitor is also found on mainland on the tip of the Cape York Peninsula.[2] It inhabits rainforest areas, dry Varanus kalabeck [3] streambeds, and riparian zones. BOULENGER 1885 Description Varanus kalabeck DE ROOIJ 1915 The blue-tailed monitor can reach a total length (including the tail) Varanus indicus kalabeck up to 135 cm. The body is greyish-blue in colour and covered with round ocelli. The throat is whitish and strongly marbled. The tail MERTENS 1942 shows clearly a double keel. The tail is light blue (hence the Varanus doreanus doreanus common name of this species), which is interrupted by black cross BÖHME 1994 bands. In adults this color partially fades away.[1] Scales on its neck are smooth and oval.[1] It has a yellow tongue, which is a Varanus doreanus doreanus [5] shared characteristic of the V. doreanus species complex. DE LISLE 1996 Varanus indicus kalabeck Ecology AVALOS & MARTINEZ CARRION 1997 Like other monitors of the V. doreanus species complex, the blue- tailed monitor feeds on a relatively high amount of vertebrate prey Varanus doreanus AST 2001 such as birds, especially when compared to other monitors of the Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) subgenus Euprepriosaurus. It will also feed on invertebrates such as beetles.[3] doreanus ZIEGLER et al. 2007 Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) Like many monitor lizards, males fight over females and territory by standing on their hindlegs and grappling with each other. doreanus KOCH et al. 2013 Varanus doreanus COGGER In Australia, they are predated on by black-headed pythons.[6] 2014 It is sympatric with the mangrove monitor and the peach-throated Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) monitor in many parts of its range.[3] doreanus BUCKLITSCH et al. Bibliography 2016

Harvey, Michael B. and David G. Barker A New Species of Blue-Tailed Monitor Lizard (Genus Varanus) from Island, Herpetologica, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Mar., 1998), pp. 34– 44. Bennett, D. (1995). A Little Book of Monitor Lizards. Viper Press, UK. Böhme,W., H. G. Horn & T. Ziegler (1994). Zur Taxonomie der Pazifikwarane (Varanus-indicus- Komplex): Revalidierung von Varanus doreanus (A. B. MEYER, 1874) mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart. Salamandra 30 (2): 119-142. Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. De Lisle, H.F. (1996). Natural History of Monitor Lizards. Krieger, Malabar (Florida) De Rooij, N. de (1915). The of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. Good, David A.;Bauer, Aaron M.;G_nther, Rainer (1993). An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Anguimorph Lizards (Squamata: Anguidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xenosauridae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 69 (1): 45-56 Koch A, Arida E, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Ziegler T. (2009). Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29-40 Lesson, R.P. (1830). Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. In: M.L.I. Duperrey, Voyage Autour du Monde Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de La Majeste, La Coquille, exécuté Pendant les Annees 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. 2. Zoologie 2 (1). Arthur Bertrand, Paris: 1-65 Mertens, R. (1942). Die Familie der Warane (Varanidae), 3. Teil: Taxonomie. Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges., 466: 235-391 Meyer, A.B. (1874). [Eine Mittheilung von Hrn. Dr. Adolf Meyer] über die von ihm auf Neu- Guinea und den Inseln Jobi, Mysore und Mafoor im Jahre 1873 gesammelten Amphibien. Monatsber. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1874: 128-140 Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig and G. Doria. (1878). Catalogo dei retilli e dei batraci raccolti da O. Beccari, L. M. D'Alberts e A. A. Bruijn. nella sotto-regione Austro-Malese. Annali del Museo Civico de Storia Naturale di Genova. ser. 1, 13: 323-450 Philipp,K.M.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (2007). Preliminary Investigations of the Natural Diet of Six Monitor Lizard Species of the Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) indicus Group. Mertensiella 16: 336-345

External links

Photos of Varanus doreanus (https://web.archive.org/web/20090502182718/http://reptiles.pass ion.free.fr/classification/sauriens/varanides/varanus-doreanus.htm) Mampam.com (http://www.mampam.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&It emid=76)

References

1. "Monitor-lizards.net" (https://web.archive.org/web/20100202084140/http://www.monitor-lizards. net/species/euprepiosaurus/doreanus.html). Archived from the original (http://www.monitor-liza rds.net/species/euprepiosaurus/doreanus.html) on 2010-02-02. 2. -database.reptarium.cz (http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Varan us&species=doreanus) 3. Weijola, Valter (August 2019). "A molecular phylogeny for the Pacific monitor lizards (Varanus subgenus Euprepiosaurus) reveals a recent and rapid radiation with high levels of cryptic diversity". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186. 4. EOL (https://eol.org/pages/790194) 5. Weijola, Valter; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Lindqvist, Christer (2016-02-23). "A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, " (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4829673). ZooKeys. 568: 129–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6872 (https://doi.org/10.3897%2Fzookeys.568.6872). ISSN 1313-2989 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1313-2989). PMC 4829673 (https://www.ncbi.n lm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4829673). PMID 27103877 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2710 3877). 6. Natusch, Daniel; Lyons, Jessica A. (June 2017). "Notes on the Natural History of Blue-tailed Monitors (Varanus doreanus) in Australia" (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/31804512 1_Notes_on_the_Natural_History_of_Blue-tailed_Monitors_Varanus_doreanus_in_Australia). Biawak. 11 (1): 8–14. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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