Marbled water monitor explained

The marbled water monitor (Varanus marmoratus), also known commonly as the Philippine water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Description

Varanus marmoratus can reach a total length (including tail) of 2m (07feet).^[1]

Geographic range

The marbled water monitor lizard is found on various islands of the noveleta, including Batanes Islands, Babuyan Islands, northern and central Luzon and Lubang Island.^[2]

Reproduction

Varanus marmoratus is oviparous.

Taxonomy

The monitor lizard from Palawan, Mindoro, southern Luzon and the Sulu Archipelago was recently described as a new species, Varanus palawanensis.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Asian water monitor

Further reading

• Deraniyagala PEP (1944). "Four New Races of the Kabaragoya Lizard Varanus salvator ". Spolia Zeylanica 24: 59-62. (Varanus salvator philippinensis, new subspecies).
• Gaulke M (1999). "Die Herpetofauna von Calauit Island (Calamianes-Inseln, Provinz Palawan, Philippinen) (Amphibia et Reptilia)". Faun. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierk., Dresden 21 (19): 273-282. (in German).
• José . Gogorza y González . 1888 . Datos para la fauna filipina . Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural . 17 . 275 . es . none.
• Koch A, Auliya M, Schmitz A, Kuch U, Böhme W (2007). "Morphological studies on the systematics of south east Asian water monitors (Varanus salvator Complex): nominotypic populations and taxonomic overview". Mertensiella 16: 109-180.
• Lagat RD (2009). "A taxonomic account of lizards along established trails in Mts. Palay-Palay Mataas-na-gulod protected landscape, Luzon Island, Philippines". Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 3: 17-28.
• Book: Martens, R . 1876 . Die preussische expedition nach Ost-Asien . 1 . 196 . de . Philippinische Reptilien . Zoologischer Thiel . none. (Varanus manilensis, new species).
• Mertens R (1942). "Die Familie der Warane (Varanidae), 3. Teil: Taxonomie ". Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges. 466: 235-391. (Varanus salvator marmoratus, p. 254). (in German).
• Reyes MAP, Bennett D, Oliveros C (2008). "The Monitor Lizards of Camiguin Island, Northern Philippines". Biawak 2 (1): 28-36.
• Schlegel H (1837). Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Company. i-xiv + 141 pp. [1837-1844]. (Monitor bivittatus philippensis, new subspecies). (in German).
• Wiegmann AFA (1834). In: Meyen FJF (1834). "Beiträge zur Zoologie gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde. Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien ". Nova Acta Acad. Caesar. Leop. Carol., Halle 17: 185-268. (Hydrosaurus marmoratus, new species, pp. 196–201, Plate XIV). (in German and Latin).

Notes and References

1. http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/soterosaurus/marmoratus.html Marmoratus
2. [Luke J. Welton|Welton LJ]
3. www.reptile-database.org.
4. University of Bonn (2010). "Three new monitor lizards from the Philippines identified". ScienceDaily, 19 May 2010. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100517070208.htm