AnAge entry for Varanus mertensi
Classification (HAGRID: 03592)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
- Species
- Varanus mertensi
- Common name
- Merten's water monitor
- Synonyms
- Varanus bulliwallah
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 1,121 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 716526
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 62044
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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