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Basic information
Varanus caudolineatus
Line-tailed Pygmy Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- Czech name
- Varan pruhoocasý
- English name
- Line-tailed Pygmy Monitor
- Alternative names
- Streifenschwanzwaran, Stripe-tailed Goanna, Stripe-tailed Monitor, Stripetail monitor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Savanna, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 133 mm
- Body mass
- max 37.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 54 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 12 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 37.3–37.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.4–0.4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–6 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FGDS · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19906 · dryad-v5