Varanidae

Notes on the biology of Varanus griseus koneicznyi Mertens (Sauria: Varanidae), Bombay Nat Hist Soc.

Among the families are Dermochelyidae: leatherback sea turtles, Emydidae: basking and box turtles, Alligatoridae: alligators and caiman, Gekkonidae: geckos, Corytophanidae: basilisks, and Varanidae: monitors.

Ritualized combat behavior of the pygmy mulga monitor lizard, Varanus gilleni (Sauria: Varanidae).

Smith, 1849) 1 -- Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray, 1845) 27 47 Trachylepis striata (Peters, 1854) 15 4 Trachylepis planifrons (Peters, 1878) 1 -- Trachylepis brevicollis (Weigmann, 1837) 5 -- Lacertidae Latastia longicaudata (Reuss, 1834) 5 -- Agamidae Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896 6 -- Gerrhosauridae Gerrhosaurus major Dumeril, 1851 2 -- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828 4 -- Varanidae Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) 1 5 Varanus albigularis (Daudin, 1802) 2 -- Snakes Leptotyphlopidae Leptotyphlops scutifrons merkeri (Werner, 1909) 1 1 Pythonidae * Python natalensis A.

The tongue and Jacobson's organ function as a chemosensory system in the autarchoglossa, a morphologically similar group of lizard families including Anguidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae, Teiidae, and Varanidae (Camp, 1923).

Goannas, or the Varanidae, can reach two metres in length and are worth being wary of.

Monitor lizards (Varanidae) devour all the eggs they find, swallowing them whole and crushing them with contractions of the muscles of the gullet.

VARANIDAE Varanus salvator Biawak Varanus bornensis Biawak Kalimantan SERPENTES BOIDAE Python reticulatus Ular Sawa, Ular Petola ACROCHORDIDAE Acrochordus javanicus COLUBRIDAE Calamaria leucogaster Dendrelaphis pictus Telampar Ahaetulla sp.