- Canopy Goanna
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Canopy Goanna Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Subgenus: Euprepiosaurus Species: V. keithhornei Binomial name Varanus keithhornei
Wells & Wellington, 1985[1][2]Synonyms - Varanus teriae Sprackland, 1991
The Canopy Goanna (Varanus keithhornei) is a species of monitor lizard, native to Northeast Australia. It is also known as the Blue-nosed goanna[3] or occasionally as the Nesbit River Monitor[4] It belongs to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus[5] and is a member of the Varanus prasinus species group.[6]
This monitor lizard is found in a restricted range near the Nesbit River, or in the McIlwraith or Iron Mountain Ranges on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.[7][8]
Description
The colouration of Varanus keithhornei is dark black on the upper side. It has moderately big and smooth head scales. Its tail has no visible keel.[9] The Canopy Goanna is small for a montor lizard, reaching a total length up to 77 cm.[10]
References
Further reading
- Photos of Varanus keithhornei at Pbase.com
- Anonymous 2001. Opinion 1970 - Odatria keithhornei WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 (Reptilia, Sauria): specific name placed on Official List. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 58 (1): 74
- Bleeker, P. 1856. Reis Minahassa 1: 278
- Cogger,H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
- Czechura, G. V. 1980. The emerald monitor Varanus prasinus (Schlegel): an addition to the Australian mainland herpetofauna. Mem. Qd Mus. 20: 103-109
- De Lisle, H.F. 1996. Natural History of Monitor Lizards. Krieger, Malabar (Florida)
- Eidenmüller, B. 2007. Small monitors in the terrarium. Reptilia (GB) (50): 12-19
- Sprackland, R. G. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Varanus prasinus group with descriptions of two new species. Mem. Queensl. Museum, 3 (3): 561-576.
- Wells, R. W. and Wellington, C. R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series, (1):1-61.
- Ziegler, T. & W. BÖHME 1998. Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name Varanus teriae SPRACKLAND, 1991 (Reptilia, Squamata) (Case 3043; see BZN 54: 100-103, 250-251; 55: 37-39). Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 55 (2): 111-113.
- Ziegler, T., Schmitz, A., Koch, A. & W. Böhme 2007. A review of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus of Varanus (Squamata: Varanidae): morphological and molecular phylogeny, distribution and zoogeography, with an identification key for the members of the V. indicus and the V. prasinus species groups. Zootaxa 1472: 1-28
Varanoidea Extant species Argus monitor · Black tree monitor · Bengal monitor · Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor · Crocodile monitor · Desert Monitor · Dumeril's monitor · Emerald tree monitor · Gray's monitor · Kalabeck's monitor · Kimberley Rock Monitor · Komodo dragon · Lace monitor · Mangrove monitor · Mertens' Water Monitor · Nile monitor · Peacock monitor · Peach Throat Monitor · Perentie · Rock monitor · Pilbara monitor · Rennell Island Monitor · Rosenberg's Monitor · Short-tailed monitor · Spiny-tailed monitor · Timor tree monitor · Turquoise monitor · Sand goanna · Savannah monitor · Water monitor · Yellow MonitorRelated categoriesMonitor lizards · Cretaceous lizards · Helodermas · MosasaursFossil species DolichosauridaeHelodermatidaeVaranidaeCategories:- Monitor lizards
- Reptiles of Australia
- Animals described in 1985
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