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Basic information
Varanus gouldii
Gould's Goanna
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- Czech name
- Varan Gouldův
- English name
- Gould's Goanna
- Alternative names
- Gould's Monitor, Gouldswaran, Sand Goanna, Sand Monitor
- Synonyms
- Hydrosaurus gouldii, Pantherosaurus barryjonesi, Varanus gouldii flavirufus, Varanus panoptes
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Chaparral, Coastal, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Tropical moist broadleaf forest
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 670 mm
- Body mass
- max 6,918.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 7.1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 124 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 18.3 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- max 36.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–13 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FG7M · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19920 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19944 · dryad-v5