Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and welldeveloped limbs. Varanus bengalensis for their meat and skins this species has been found to be common 2. The monitor lizard, varanus bengalensis springerlink. Opinions and declaration of the international commission of zoological nomenclature. Distribution and conservation of nycticebus bengalensis in. Lives in freshwaters, but also occurs in estuaries and in the sea during early life and near maturity ref. The bengal monitor inhabits river valleys in eastern iran, afghanistan and western pakistan mertens 1942, 1959. An varanus bengalensis in nahilalakip ha genus nga varanus, ngan familia nga varanidae. Varanus bengalensis also fed on roadkilled animals and organic waste, such as rotting fruits and vegetables. Sal va tor in the sunderbans v aradarajv zoological survey of india, sunderbans regional centre, canning 743392, west bengal introduction sunderbans is one of the important biosphere reserves and a world heritage site too.
Aggarwal1 1centre for cellular and molecular biology csirccmb, uppal road, tarnaka, hyderabad. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis daudin, 1802, as published in the combination tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator laurenti 1768, as published in the combination stellio salvator. The monitor lizards family varanidae, genus varanus are relatively large animals, ranging in length up to more than 2 m. It is found throughout the indian subcontinent and neighbouring regions including the east indies. Bengalclouded monitors reach a maximum length of about 100cm tl in bangladesh khan 1988, 140cm in sri lanka deraniyagala 1931 and 160cm in malaysia, where large specimens can weigh over 10kg jasmi 1988. Indian mottled eel, anguilla bengalensis bengalensis gray. Conus bengalensis, common name the bengal cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family conidae, the cone snails and their allies like all species within the genus conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. Conus gloriamaris and cypraea aurantium golden cowrie have been the centerpieces of all collections in the past and a specimen of conus gloriamaris is. The bengal monitors of thailand belong to the subspecies v. Original article eastern whippoorwill breeding ecology in relation to habitat management in a pitch pinescrub oak barren michael e. They occur in the warmer areas of the african, asian and australian continents. Anguilla bengalensis gray, 1831 india biodiversity portal. Jegath janani1,2, karthikeyan vasudevan1, elizabeth prendini3, sushil kumar dutta4, ramesh k.
Monitor lizards still being sold in fish markets in india. This page was last edited on 25 november 2014, at 15. Races based on subtle variation in plumage tone of upperparts and on size, but much overlap and intergradation, as well as intermediate. Akresh,1 department of environmental conservation, university of massachusetts amherst, 204 holdsworth hall, amherst, ma 01003, usa. Zaheer khan, amtyaz, nawaz ul huda abstract field studies for status, distribution and threats of varanus species, in study areas of sindh karachi and thatta were carried out from january 2012 to july 20. Morphological variation of ommatobrephus lobatum from. Dissertation submitted to saurashtra university, rajkot, in partial fulfillment of the masters degree in wildlife science by chandrima home under the supervision of dr. Issn 23472677 conservation status of varanus bengalensis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Unusual behaviour and feeding find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Occurs in freshwater streams, pools and reservoirs and commonly found in mud substrates of tanks and in deep rock pools of rivers ref.
Arten saknas i vissa omraden av indien, sri lanka och. A new species of the genus nasikabatrachus anura, nasikabatrachidae from the eastern slopes of the western ghats, india s. Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis, the indian mottled eel, is a subspecies of eel in the genus anguilla of the family anguillidae. Varanus griseus iucn grey literature asian monitor lizards. Click here for more information about the red list categories and criteria justification of red list category this species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion extent of occurrence bengalensis in kutch, gujarat. Eastern whippoorwill breeding ecology in relation to. This account concerns the bengal monitors that live in the area of ban truem village in northeastern thailand. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. An varanus bengalensis in uska species han reptilia nga ginhulagway ni daudin hadton 1758. Nutphand gives maximum size in thailand as only 100cm tl and smith 1930 suggested that specimens of over 2. Varanus bengalensis ingar i slaktet varanus och familjen varaner. It has the himalayan kingdom of bhutan bounded on the north. Unlike the mainland flores population, the dragons on rinca.
The name of this monitor lizard is misleading, for it is one of the most widely distributed of the living varanids. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and its length can range from about 61 to 175 cm from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. This family is also one of the most prized among collectors because the members are visually stunning. Jolley and others published varanus bengalensis bengal monitor. Disturbances caused by tree felling, road kills by speeding vehicles, and. The climate of the area is subtropical with humidity and high correspondence. Varanus bengalensis nebulosus from northeastern thailand prateep duengkae1 and yodchaiy chuaynkern2,3 1 department of forest biology, faculty of forestry, kasetsart university, jatujak, bangkok 10900 thailand email. We assessed the distribution and conservation status of bengal slow lorises in assam and meghalaya in northeastern india. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Lesser crested tern thalasseus bengalensis hbw alive. Observations of basking in varanus bengalensis nebulosus. Varanus bengalensis bengalensis daudin 1802 bengal monitor varanus bengalensis nebilosus grey 1831 cloudied monitor. Synonyms anguilla arracana mcclelland, 1844 anguilla bengalensis gray, 1831 anguilla elphinstonei sykes, 1839 anguilla nebulosa nebulosa mcclelland, 1844 anguilla variegata mcclelland, 1844 muraena bengalensis gray, 1831. We surveyed forest reserves, plantations, tea estates, and areas bordering forests in 10 districts of the 2 states and sighted slow lorises in only 4 districts in assam.
Anguilla bengalensis gray, 1831 accepted name indian longfin eel animalia chordata actinopterygii anguilliformes anguillidae anguilla anguilla bengalensis gray, 1831. The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm 7. Young monitors may be more arboreal, but adults mainly hunt on the. This page was last edited on 21 september 2016, at 08. Varanus komodoensis the varanus komodoensis depicted on the cover and inset of this issue was photographed by jeremy holden on rinca island in late july 2011 during the making of a film for national geographic channel on homo floresiensis and komodo dragons. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams.
Young monitors may be more arboreal, but adults mainly. Varanus bengalensis 7 ar en odleart som beskrevs av daudin 1758. International journal of scientific and research publications, volume 3, issue 10, october 20 1 issn 22503153. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. The forked dorsal stripe uniting eye rings is not well expressed. Varanus varanus bengalensis mertens 1942 uaranus lunatus gray 1845 varanus bibronii blyth 1842 monitor inornatus schlegel 1839 monitor heraldicus gray 1831 monitor gemmatus guerinmeneville 1829 varanus taraguira merrem 1820. The bengal monitor varanus bengalensis or common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over the indian subcontinent, as well as parts of southeast asia and west asia. Morphological variation of ommatobrephus lobatum from varanus bengalensis and tropidonotus piscator in district sidhi m.
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