Pilbara monitor
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The Pilbara monitor (Varanus bushi), also known commonly as Bush's monitor, Bush's pygmy monitor, and the Pilbara mulga goanna, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. It is endemic to the Pilbara of Western Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, bushi, is in honor of Australian naturalist and herpetologist Brian Gordon Bush (born 1947).[3]
Description
V. bushi is most similar to the stripe-tailed goanna (V. caudolineatus) and the pygmy mulga goanna (V. gilleni) of all monitor lizards. However, the Pilbara monitor can be distinguished from these other two species by some morphological and genetic differences.[4]
There is little information on the behaviour of V. bushi. However, it is known to be arboreal and to shelter in bark crevices, in hollow trees, and under fallen logs.[2]
It is an oviparous species.[5]
Habitat and distribution
It is found in the arid and semi-arid grassland and scrub of the Pilbara.[2]
References
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- ^ Monitor-lizards.net Script error: No such module "webarchive". (Retrieved 11 February 2010).
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Varanus bushi, p. 44).
- ^ JCVI.org (Retrieved 11 February 2010).[dead link]
- ^ "Varanus bushi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Aplin KP, Fitch AJ, King DJ (2006)."A new species of Varanus Merrem (Squamata: Varanidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with observations on sexual dimorphism in closely related species". Zootaxa 1313: 1–38. (Varanus bushi, new species).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Eidenmüller B (2007). "Small monitors in the terrarium". Reptilia (GB) (50): 12–19.
- King, Ruth Allen; Pianka, Eric R.; King, Dennis (2004). Varanoid Lizards of the World. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 225–229. Template:ISBN.
- King, Dennis; Green, Brian (1999). Goannas: The Biology of Varanid Lizards. University of New South Wales Press. Template:ISBN.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Template:ISBN.
External links
- Photo at AROD.com.au (Retrieved 12 February 2010).
- Range map at Australianreptileguide.com (Retrieved 12 August 2010).
- "Varanus bushi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile database.org. (Retrieved 13 February 2010).
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