Monitor lizard (English Wikipedia)

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Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*bayawak: monitor lizard, Varanus spp. (esp. V. salvator)". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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Mayes, P. J.; Thompson, G. G.; Withers, P. C. (2005). "Diet and foraging behaviour of the semi-aquatic Varanus mertensi (Reptilia:Varanidae)". Wildlife Research. 32 (1): 67. Bibcode:2005WildR..32...67M. doi:10.1071/WR04040. ISSN 1035-3712.

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L, Georgalis Georgios; Andrea, Villa; Massimo, Delfino (4 March 2017). "The last European varanid: demise and extinction of monitor lizards (Squamata, Varanidae) from Europe". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (2) e1301946. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E1946G. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1301946. hdl:2318/1635702. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 90865661.
Welton, L. J.; Siler, C. D.; Bennett, D.; Diesmos, A.; Duya, M. R.; Dugay, R.; Rico, E. L. B.; Van Weerd, M.; Brown, R. M. (2010). "A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation". Biology Letters. 6 (5): 654–658. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0119. PMC 2936141. PMID 20375042.
Struck, U; Altenbach, AV; Gaulke, M; F, Glaw (2002). "Tracing the diet of the monitor lizard Varanus mabitang by stable isotope analyses (d15N, d13C)". Naturwissenschaften. 89 (10): 470–473. doi:10.1007/s00114-002-0361-8. PMID 12384723. S2CID 12091969.
Pianka, E.R. (1995). "Evolution of Body Size: Varanid Lizards as a Model System" (PDF). The American Naturalist. 146 (3): 398–414. Bibcode:1995ANat..146..398P. doi:10.1086/285806. S2CID 85237692.
McCurry, Matthew R.; Mahony, Michael; Clausen, Phillip D.; Quayle, Michelle R.; Walmsley, Christopher W.; Jessop, Tim S.; Wroe, Stephen; Richards, Heather; McHenry, Colin R. (2015). "The Relationship between Cranial Structure, Biomechanical Performance and Ecological Diversity in Varanoid Lizards". PLOS ONE. 10 (6) e0130625. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1030625M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130625. PMC 4479569. PMID 26106889.
Clemente, C. J.; Thompson, G. G.; Withers, P. C. (2009). "Evolutionary relationships of sprint speed in Australian varanid lizards". Journal of Zoology. 278 (4): 270–280. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00559.x.
Sack, Jeffrey D. (2022-08-01). "True Facts: Snake and Lizard Tongues". The American Biology Teacher. 84 (6): 378. doi:10.1525/abt.2022.84.6.378. ISSN 0002-7685. S2CID 251407423.
Srichairat, Nattawut; Taksintum, Wut; Chumnanpuen, Pramote (2017-07-11). "Gross Morphological Structure of Digestive System in Water Monitor Lizard Varanus salvator (Squamata: Varanidae)". Walailak Journal of Science and Technology. 15 (3): 245–253. doi:10.48048/wjst.2018.3356. ISSN 2228-835X.
Young, Bruce A. (1997). "On the Absence of Taste Buds in Monitor Lizards (Varanus) and Snakes". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (1): 130–137. doi:10.2307/1565343. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1565343.
Mayes, P. J.; Thompson, G. G.; Withers, P. C. (2005). "Diet and foraging behaviour of the semi-aquatic Varanus mertensi (Reptilia:Varanidae)". Wildlife Research. 32 (1): 67. Bibcode:2005WildR..32...67M. doi:10.1071/WR04040. ISSN 1035-3712.
Smith, Kerri (2006). "Dragon virgin births startle zoo keepers". Nature. doi:10.1038/news061218-7. S2CID 191590714. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
Fry BG, Wroe S, Teeuwisse W, van Osch JP, et al. (June 2009). "A central role for venom in predation by Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) and the extinct giant Varanus (Megalania) priscus". PNAS. 106 (22): 8969–8974. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.8969F. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810883106. PMC 2690028. PMID 19451641.
Fry BG, Vidal N, Norman JA, Vonk FJ, Scheib H, Ramjan SF, Kuruppu S, Fung K, Hedges B, Richardson MK, Hodgson WC, Ignjatovic V, Summerhays R, Kochva E (February 2006). "Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes". Nature. 439 (7076): 584–588. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..584F. doi:10.1038/nature04328. PMID 16292255. S2CID 4386245.
Dobson, James S.; Zdenek, Christina N.; Hay, Chris; Violette, Aude; Fourmy, Rudy; Cochran, Chip; Fry, Bryan G. (May 2019). "Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage". Toxins. 11 (5): 255. doi:10.3390/toxins11050255. PMC 6563220. PMID 31067768.
Wood SC, Johansen K, Glass ML, Maloiy GMO (1978). "Aerobic Metabolism of the Lizard Varanus exanthematicus: Effects of Activity, Temperature, and Size". Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 127 (4): 331–336. doi:10.1007/BF00738417. S2CID 19320799.
Wang T, Altimiras J, Klein W, Axelsson M (2003). "Ventricular Haemodynamics in Python molurus: Separation of Pulmonary and Systemic Pressures". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 206 (Pt 23): 4241–5. Bibcode:2003JExpB.206.4241W. doi:10.1242/jeb.00681. PMID 14581594.
Kane, D; Davis, AC; Michaels, C (2019). "Play behaviour by captive tree monitors, Varanus macraei and Varanus prasinus". Herpetological Bulletin (149): 28–31. doi:10.33256/hb149.2831.
D'Cruze, N.; Singh, B.; Mookerjee, A.; Macdonald, D.W.; Hunter, K.; Brassey, C.A.; Rowntree, J.; Megson, S.; Megson, D.; Fox, G.; Louies, J.; Sharath, R.S. (2018). "What's in a name? Wildlife traders evade authorities using code words". Oryx. 52 (1): 13. doi:10.1017/S0030605317001788.
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Ghimire HR, Phuyal S, Shah KB (2014). "Protected species outside the protected areas: People's attitude, threats and conservation of the Yellow Monitor (Varanus flavescens) in the Far-western Lowlands of Nepal". Journal for Nature Conservation. 22 (6): 497–503. Bibcode:2014JNatC..22..497G. doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2014.08.003.
Dong, Liping; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Zhao, Qi; Vasilyan, Davit; Wang, Yuan; Evans, Susan E. (2022-03-28). "A new stem-varanid lizard (Reptilia, Squamata) from the early Eocene of China". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377 (1847) 20210041. doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0041. PMC 8819366. PMID 35125002.
Böhme, Wolfgang (2019-11-23). "The Kei Islands Monitor Lizard (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus: Euprepiosaurus) as a Distinct Morphological, Taxonomic, and Conservation Unit". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 26 (5): 272–280. doi:10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-5-272-280. S2CID 213867767.
Weijola, Valter (2019-03-14). "A molecular phylogeny for the Pacific monitor lizards (Varanus subgenus Euprepiosaurus) reveals a recent and rapid radiation with high levels of cryptic diversity". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (4): 1053–1066. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz002.
Koch, Andre (2010-05-06). "Unravelling The Underestimated Diversity Of Philippine Water Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanus Salvator Complex), With The Description Of Two New Species And A New Subspecies". Zootaxa. 2446: 1–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2446.1.1.
Brennan, Ian G.; Lemmon, Alan R.; Lemmon, Emily Moriarty; Portik, Daniel M.; Weijola, Valter; Welton, Luke; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Keogh, J. Scott (2021). "Phylogenomics of Monitor Lizards and the Role of Competition in Dictating Body Size Disparity". Systematic Biology. 70 (1): 120–132. bioRxiv 10.1101/2020.02.02.931188. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syaa046. PMID 32521014.
Villa, Andrea; Abella, Juan; Alba, David M.; Almécija, Sergio; Bolet, Arnau; Koufos, George D.; Knoll, Fabien; Luján, Àngel H.; Morales, Jorge; Robles, Josep M.; Sánchez, Israel M. (2018-12-05). "Revision of Varanus marathonensis (Squamata, Varanidae) based on historical and new material: morphology, systematics, and paleobiogeography of the European monitor lizards". PLOS ONE. 13 (12) e0207719. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1307719V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207719. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6281198. PMID 30517172.
Ivanov, Martin; Ruta, Marcello; Klembara, Jozef; Böhme, Madelaine (2018-07-15). "A new species of Varanus (Anguimorpha: Varanidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, and its relationships and palaeoecology" (PDF). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (9): 767–797. Bibcode:2018JSPal..16..767I. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1355338. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 73543240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
Weijola, Valter; Vahtera, Varpu; Koch, André; Schmitz, Andreas; Kraus, Fred (2020). "Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans". Royal Society Open Science. 7 (5) 200092. Bibcode:2020RSOS....700092W. doi:10.1098/rsos.200092. PMC 7277287. PMID 32537217.
Weijola, Valter; Kraus, Fred (2023). "Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar archipelagos". Journal of Natural History. 57 (13–16): 947–975. doi:10.1080/00222933.2023.2218574.
Weijola, Valter; Sweet, Samuel (2010). "A new melanistic species of monitor lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) from Sanana Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2434: 17–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2434.1.2.
Weijola, Valter; Donnellan, Stephen; Lindqvist, Christer (2016). "A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (568): 129–54. Bibcode:2016ZooK..568..129W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6872. PMC 4829673. PMID 27103877.
Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J.; Esquerré, Damien; Fitch, Alison J.; Maryan, Brad; Doughty, Paul; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Keogh, J. Scott (2022-08-01). "Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 173 107516. Bibcode:2022MolPE.17307516P. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107516. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 35577290. S2CID 248807709.
Bucklitsch, Yannick (2016-08-17). "Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation". Zootaxa. 4153 (1): 1–192. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1. PMID 27615821.

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L, Georgalis Georgios; Andrea, Villa; Massimo, Delfino (4 March 2017). "The last European varanid: demise and extinction of monitor lizards (Squamata, Varanidae) from Europe". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (2) e1301946. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E1946G. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1301946. hdl:2318/1635702. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 90865661.

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Ivanov, Martin; Ruta, Marcello; Klembara, Jozef; Böhme, Madelaine (2018-07-15). "A new species of Varanus (Anguimorpha: Varanidae) from the early Miocene of the Czech Republic, and its relationships and palaeoecology" (PDF). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (9): 767–797. Bibcode:2018JSPal..16..767I. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1355338. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 73543240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

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Weijola, Valter; Sweet, Samuel (2010). "A new melanistic species of monitor lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) from Sanana Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2434: 17–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2434.1.2.

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Welton, L. J.; Siler, C. D.; Bennett, D.; Diesmos, A.; Duya, M. R.; Dugay, R.; Rico, E. L. B.; Van Weerd, M.; Brown, R. M. (2010). "A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation". Biology Letters. 6 (5): 654–658. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0119. PMC 2936141. PMID 20375042.
Struck, U; Altenbach, AV; Gaulke, M; F, Glaw (2002). "Tracing the diet of the monitor lizard Varanus mabitang by stable isotope analyses (d15N, d13C)". Naturwissenschaften. 89 (10): 470–473. doi:10.1007/s00114-002-0361-8. PMID 12384723. S2CID 12091969.
McCurry, Matthew R.; Mahony, Michael; Clausen, Phillip D.; Quayle, Michelle R.; Walmsley, Christopher W.; Jessop, Tim S.; Wroe, Stephen; Richards, Heather; McHenry, Colin R. (2015). "The Relationship between Cranial Structure, Biomechanical Performance and Ecological Diversity in Varanoid Lizards". PLOS ONE. 10 (6) e0130625. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1030625M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130625. PMC 4479569. PMID 26106889.
Fry BG, Wroe S, Teeuwisse W, van Osch JP, et al. (June 2009). "A central role for venom in predation by Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) and the extinct giant Varanus (Megalania) priscus". PNAS. 106 (22): 8969–8974. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.8969F. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810883106. PMC 2690028. PMID 19451641.
Fry BG, Vidal N, Norman JA, Vonk FJ, Scheib H, Ramjan SF, Kuruppu S, Fung K, Hedges B, Richardson MK, Hodgson WC, Ignjatovic V, Summerhays R, Kochva E (February 2006). "Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes". Nature. 439 (7076): 584–588. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..584F. doi:10.1038/nature04328. PMID 16292255. S2CID 4386245.
Dobson, James S.; Zdenek, Christina N.; Hay, Chris; Violette, Aude; Fourmy, Rudy; Cochran, Chip; Fry, Bryan G. (May 2019). "Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage". Toxins. 11 (5): 255. doi:10.3390/toxins11050255. PMC 6563220. PMID 31067768.
Wang T, Altimiras J, Klein W, Axelsson M (2003). "Ventricular Haemodynamics in Python molurus: Separation of Pulmonary and Systemic Pressures". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 206 (Pt 23): 4241–5. Bibcode:2003JExpB.206.4241W. doi:10.1242/jeb.00681. PMID 14581594.
Dong, Liping; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Zhao, Qi; Vasilyan, Davit; Wang, Yuan; Evans, Susan E. (2022-03-28). "A new stem-varanid lizard (Reptilia, Squamata) from the early Eocene of China". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377 (1847) 20210041. doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0041. PMC 8819366. PMID 35125002.
Brennan, Ian G.; Lemmon, Alan R.; Lemmon, Emily Moriarty; Portik, Daniel M.; Weijola, Valter; Welton, Luke; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Keogh, J. Scott (2021). "Phylogenomics of Monitor Lizards and the Role of Competition in Dictating Body Size Disparity". Systematic Biology. 70 (1): 120–132. bioRxiv 10.1101/2020.02.02.931188. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syaa046. PMID 32521014.
Villa, Andrea; Abella, Juan; Alba, David M.; Almécija, Sergio; Bolet, Arnau; Koufos, George D.; Knoll, Fabien; Luján, Àngel H.; Morales, Jorge; Robles, Josep M.; Sánchez, Israel M. (2018-12-05). "Revision of Varanus marathonensis (Squamata, Varanidae) based on historical and new material: morphology, systematics, and paleobiogeography of the European monitor lizards". PLOS ONE. 13 (12) e0207719. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1307719V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207719. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6281198. PMID 30517172.
Weijola, Valter; Vahtera, Varpu; Koch, André; Schmitz, Andreas; Kraus, Fred (2020). "Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans". Royal Society Open Science. 7 (5) 200092. Bibcode:2020RSOS....700092W. doi:10.1098/rsos.200092. PMC 7277287. PMID 32537217.
Weijola, Valter; Donnellan, Stephen; Lindqvist, Christer (2016). "A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (568): 129–54. Bibcode:2016ZooK..568..129W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6872. PMC 4829673. PMID 27103877.
Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J.; Esquerré, Damien; Fitch, Alison J.; Maryan, Brad; Doughty, Paul; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Keogh, J. Scott (2022-08-01). "Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 173 107516. Bibcode:2022MolPE.17307516P. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107516. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 35577290. S2CID 248807709.
Bucklitsch, Yannick (2016-08-17). "Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation". Zootaxa. 4153 (1): 1–192. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4153.1.1. PMID 27615821.

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Welton, L. J.; Siler, C. D.; Bennett, D.; Diesmos, A.; Duya, M. R.; Dugay, R.; Rico, E. L. B.; Van Weerd, M.; Brown, R. M. (2010). "A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation". Biology Letters. 6 (5): 654–658. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0119. PMC 2936141. PMID 20375042.
McCurry, Matthew R.; Mahony, Michael; Clausen, Phillip D.; Quayle, Michelle R.; Walmsley, Christopher W.; Jessop, Tim S.; Wroe, Stephen; Richards, Heather; McHenry, Colin R. (2015). "The Relationship between Cranial Structure, Biomechanical Performance and Ecological Diversity in Varanoid Lizards". PLOS ONE. 10 (6) e0130625. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1030625M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130625. PMC 4479569. PMID 26106889.
Fry BG, Wroe S, Teeuwisse W, van Osch JP, et al. (June 2009). "A central role for venom in predation by Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) and the extinct giant Varanus (Megalania) priscus". PNAS. 106 (22): 8969–8974. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.8969F. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810883106. PMC 2690028. PMID 19451641.
Dobson, James S.; Zdenek, Christina N.; Hay, Chris; Violette, Aude; Fourmy, Rudy; Cochran, Chip; Fry, Bryan G. (May 2019). "Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage". Toxins. 11 (5): 255. doi:10.3390/toxins11050255. PMC 6563220. PMID 31067768.
Dong, Liping; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Zhao, Qi; Vasilyan, Davit; Wang, Yuan; Evans, Susan E. (2022-03-28). "A new stem-varanid lizard (Reptilia, Squamata) from the early Eocene of China". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377 (1847) 20210041. doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0041. PMC 8819366. PMID 35125002.
Villa, Andrea; Abella, Juan; Alba, David M.; Almécija, Sergio; Bolet, Arnau; Koufos, George D.; Knoll, Fabien; Luján, Àngel H.; Morales, Jorge; Robles, Josep M.; Sánchez, Israel M. (2018-12-05). "Revision of Varanus marathonensis (Squamata, Varanidae) based on historical and new material: morphology, systematics, and paleobiogeography of the European monitor lizards". PLOS ONE. 13 (12) e0207719. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1307719V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207719. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6281198. PMID 30517172.
Weijola, Valter; Vahtera, Varpu; Koch, André; Schmitz, Andreas; Kraus, Fred (2020). "Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans". Royal Society Open Science. 7 (5) 200092. Bibcode:2020RSOS....700092W. doi:10.1098/rsos.200092. PMC 7277287. PMID 32537217.
Weijola, Valter; Donnellan, Stephen; Lindqvist, Christer (2016). "A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (568): 129–54. Bibcode:2016ZooK..568..129W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.568.6872. PMC 4829673. PMID 27103877.

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