AnAge entry for Varanus griseus
Classification (HAGRID: 03589)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
- Species
- Varanus griseus
- Common name
- Desert monitor
- Synonyms
- Tupinambis griseus, Tupinambis arenarius, Varanus terrestris, Psammosaurus arabicus, Psammosaurus griseus, Varanus arenarius
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 17 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,644 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Adult weight
- 821.1 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 202167
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52184
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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