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Basic information
Varanus gilleni
Pygmy Mulga Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyMonitor lizards
GenusMonitor lizards
- Czech name
- Varan Gillenův
- English name
- Pygmy Mulga Monitor
- Alternative names
- Gillens Zwergwaran, Pigmy mulga monitor, Stripe-tailed Goanna
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 194 mm
- Body mass
- max 125.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 57 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 37.4–37.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–7 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FFVC · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19917 · dryad-v5