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Basic information
Varanus panoptes
Yellow-spotted Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- Czech name
- Varan žlutoskvrnný
- English name
- Yellow-spotted Monitor
- Alternative names
- Argus Monitor, Arguswaran, Horn’s Monitor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Ground, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 740 mm
- Body mass
- max 9,549.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 27.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- ~34.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–14 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FG6D · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4