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Basic information
Varanus bengalensis
Bengal Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- Czech name
- Varan bengálský
- English name
- Bengal Monitor
- Alternative names
- Bengal Monitor Lizard, Bengalwaran, Clouded Monitor, Common Indian Monitor, Grey Monitor Lizard, Gui shap, Indian Monitor, Indian Monitor Lizard, 孟加拉巨蜥
- Synonyms
- Lacerta argus, Lacerta dracaena, Lacerta monitor, Lacerta tigrina, Monitor gemmatus, Monitor heraldicus, Monitor inornatus, Stellio salvaquardia, Tupinambis bengalensis, Tupinambis cepedianus, Uaranus lunatus, Varanus bibronii, Varanus irrawadicus, Varanus punctatus, Varanus taraguira
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, River, Scrubland, Shrubland, Tropical moist broadleaf forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 900 mm
- Body mass
- max 18,197 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~18.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 97 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Arthropods, Birds, Carnivore, Carnivorous scavenger, Carrion, Insectivore, Insects, Invertivore, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 31–37 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.5–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–42 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FGF9 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19899 · dryad-v5