Species Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957

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Species Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957

Kimberley Rock Monitor

Varanus (Odatria) timorensis glauerti Mertens, R. 1957. Two new goannas from Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 5: 183-185 [183].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R12337, Wotjulum, West Kimberley, WA.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, oviparous, predator.

General References

Mertens, R. 1958. Bemerkungen über die Warane Australiens. Senckenbergiana Biologica 39: 229-264 (taxonomy)

Storr, G.M. 1980. The monitor lizards (genus Varanus Merrem, 1820) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 237-293 (taxonomy)

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [40] (Kimberley Rock Monitor)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
07-Feb-2024	16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011	08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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