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Basic information
Varanus brevicauda
Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- Czech name
- Varan krátkoocasý
- English name
- Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor
- Alternative names
- Kurzschwanzwaran, Pygmy Goanna, Short-tail monitor, Short-tailed Monitor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 126 mm
- Body mass
- max 31.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 1.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 43 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 34.5–35.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–8 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FGFL · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19903 · dryad-v5