Varanus salvator
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Ordo: Squamata
Familia: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Name
Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Notes
Several individuals of this large, diurnal lizard that weres seen frequently on Bidong Island from 1 to 3 April 2019, especially near MNRS, due to the availability of food at the garbage piles. They were observed foraging in the afternoon and evening before dusk. The appearance of those lizards matches the diagnosis of this species in Grismer (2011b)[1].
Distribution
This species has been recorded on many islands off Terengganu except Susu Dara Kecil, Seringgeh and Tokong Burung Besar islands (Grismer 2011b[1]; Grismer et al. 2011[2]).
Taxon Treatment
- Fatihah-Syafiq, M; Badli-Sham, B; Fahmi-Ahmad, M; Aqmal-Naser, M; Rizal, S; Azmi, M; Grismer, L; Ahmad, A; 2020: Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea ZooKeys, 985: 143-162. doi
Other References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grismer L (2011b) Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos: Their description, distribution, and natural history.Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 728 pp.
- ↑ Grismer L, Grismer J, Wood J, Ngo V, Neang T, Chan K (2011) Herpetology on the fringes of the Sunda Shelf: A discussion of discovery, taxonomy, and biogeography.Bonner Zoologische Monographien57: 57–97.