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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyVaranidae
Der Buntwaran (Varanus varius) ist eine in Australien heimische Art der Warane (Varanus). Sie bewohnt bewaldete Gebiete im Osten Australiens und ist sowohl boden- als auch baumbewohnend. Wie alle Warane ist der Buntwaran ein tagaktiver Einzelgänger und wie die meisten Waranarten ein Fleischfresser.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 710
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Varanidae
- Collections
- NMV, ANWC
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- Varanus varius
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- Varanus varius
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- Varanus varius
- endemic to
- Australia
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon author citation
- (White, 1790)
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- V. varius
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Encyclopedic overview
The lace monitor (Varanus varius), also known as the tree goanna, is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length and 14 kilograms (31 lb) in weight. The lace monitor is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature .
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Varanus varius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.