AnAge entry for Varanus bengalensis
Classification (HAGRID: 03584)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
- Species
- Varanus bengalensis
- Common name
- Bengal monitor
- Synonyms
- Tupinambis bengalensis, Tupinambis cepedianus, Varanus punctatus, Monitor gemmatus, Monitor heraldicus, Monitor inornatus, Varanus bibronii, Uaranus lunatus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11.2 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,004 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,096 days
- Incubation
- 183 days
- Adult weight
- 3,750 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
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 202166
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 62037
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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