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Papuawaran Varanus salvadorii 7843🦎

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SpeciesVaranidae
Reptiles

🦎Varanus salvadorii

Varanus salvadorii (Peters & Doria, 1878)

The crocodile monitor, also known as the Papuan monitor or Salvadori's monitor, is a species of monitor lizard endemic to New Guinea. It is the largest monitor lizard in New Guinea and is one of the longest lizards, verified at up to 255 cm (100 in). Its tail is exceptionally long, with some specimens having been claimed to exceed the length of the Komodo dragon, however less massive.

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Also called
Crocodile Monitor, Salvadori’s Monitor
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
15 kg
Body length
not recorded
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
15 years
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Everything we know about the Varanus salvadorii

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Body mass
15 kgmaximum recorded
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Maximum lifespan
15 yearsmaximum recorded
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Diet
Carnivorous
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Activity cycle
Diurnal
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Foraging mode
AMB
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Snout–vent length
0.85 mmaximum recorded
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Source: ReptTraits · v1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0

By sex

  • Female0.52 mReptTraitsv1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024)
Volume l
15 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyVaranidae
  5. ›genusVaranus
  6. ›speciesVaranus salvadorii
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  1. orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
  2. superfamilyVaranoidea
  3. familyVaranidae
  4. genusVaranus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. orderSauria
  9. superorderLepidosauria
  10. orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
  11. infraorderAnguimorpha
  12. superfamilyVaranoidea
  13. familyVaranidae
  14. genusVaranus
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Varanus salvadorii (pt), Waran papuaski (pl), Varanus salvadorii (fr), Varanus salvadorii (ca), pápuavaránusz (hu), krokotiilivaraani (fi) … and 19 more languages
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