Ecology
Associations
Known predators
Phasianidae
Timaliidae
Felis silvestris libyca
Canis lupus
Canis lupus familiaris
Based on studies in:
India, Rajasthan Desert (Desert or dune)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Known prey organisms
Isoptera
Coleoptera
Hymenoptera
Auchenorrhyncha
Pteroclididae
Columbidae
Alaudidae
Araneae
Cicindelidae
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Rodentia
Phasianidae
Timaliidae
Pavo
Based on studies in:
India, Rajasthan Desert (Desert or dune)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Barcode
Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 8 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 8 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 8 |
| Public Records: | 7 |
| Species: | 5 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 5 |
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Barcode data
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Wikipedia
Varanidae
Varanidae is a group of lizards of the superfamily Varanoidea. The family is a group of carnivorous lizards which includes the largest living lizard, the Komodo dragon, and the crocodile monitor. Varanidae contains the living genus Varanus and a number of extinct taxa. Their closest living relatives are the anguid and helodermatid lizards.[1]
Biology
Monitor lizards are reputed to be among the most intelligent lizards. Most species forage widely and have large home ranges,[2] and many have high stamina.[3] Although carnivorous, at least one species is known to consume fruit.[4] Among species of living varanids, the limbs show positive allometry, being larger in larger-bodied species, although the feet become smaller as compared with the lengths of the other limb segments.[5]
References
- ^ Fry, B.G.; Vidal, N; Norman J.A.; Vonk F.J.; Scheib, H.; Ramjan S.F.R; Kuruppu S.; Fung, K.; Hedges, B.; Richardson M.K.; Hodgson, W.C.; Ignjatovic, V.; Summerhays, R.; Kochva, E. (February 2006). "Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes" (PDF). Nature 439 (7076): 584–588. doi:10.1038/nature04328. PMID 16292255. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v439/n7076/abs/nature04328.html.
- ^ Perry, G.; Garland, T., Jr. (2002). "Lizard home ranges revisited: effects of sex, body size, diet, habitat, and phylogeny" (]). Ecology 83 (7): 1870–1885. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1870:LHRREO]2.0.CO;2. http://www.biology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Garland/PerryGarland2002.pdf.
- ^ Clemente, C.J.; Withers, P.C.; Thompson, G.G. (2009). "Metabolic rate and endurance capacity in Australian varanid lizards (Squamata; Varanidae; Varanus)" (]). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 97 (3): 664–676. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01207.x.
- ^ Auffenberg, W. (1988). Gray's monitor lizard. Gainesville: Univ. Florida Press. pp. 419 pp.
- ^ Christian, A.; Garland, T., Jr. (1996). "Scaling of limb proportions in monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae)" (]). Journal of Herpetology 30 (2): 219–230. doi:10.2307/1565513. JSTOR 1565513. http://www.biology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Garland/ChriGa96.pdf.
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