Mertens Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi, Australia, captive, portrait


Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) A Mertens' water… Flickr

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.


MERTENS' WATER MONITOR Varanus mertensi

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


Varanus mertensi IUCN SSC MONITOR LIZARD

Varanus mertensi. Mertens' Water Monitor , often misspelled Merten's Water Monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family found in northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, active foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Overview. Photos.


Mertens Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi, Australia, captive, portrait

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.


MERTENS' WATER MONITOR Varanus mertensi

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.


CalPhotos Varanus mertensi; Mertens' Water Monitor

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.


Varanus mertensi (Mertens' water monitor)

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).


ANI07300333 Joel Sartore

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.


Varanus mertensi IUCN SSC MONITOR LIZARD

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


MERTENS' WATER MONITOR Varanus mertensi

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.


An adult Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi) on the banks of the

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)


Mertens Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) May 2016 ZooChat

(animals) Class Reptilia (reptiles) Family Varanidae (goannas or monitors) Scientific name Varanus mertensi Glauert, 1951 Common name Mertens' water monitor WildNet taxon ID 66 Alternate name (s) Merten's water monitor Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status Endangered Conservation significant Yes Wetland status


Australian Mertens Water Monitor Varanus Mertensi Stock Photo Alamy

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]


Varanus mertensi Mertens' Water Monitor Thor Hakonsen Flickr

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.


A Mertens's water monitor (Varanus mertensi), known to be threatened by

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.


Varanus mertensi IUCN SSC MONITOR LIZARD

Varanus mertensi is a medium-sized, semi-aquatic monitor lizard that occurs across much of Northern Australia. Knowledge of the nesting habits and