Kimberley rock monitor

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard^[4] in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia. Also known commonly as Glauert's monitor, Quinkan rock monitor and the Kakadu sand goanna,^[5] it belongs to the subgenus Odatria.^[6]

Kimberley rock monitor
Varanus glauerti male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Odatria
Species:	V. glauerti
Binomial name
Varanus glauerti Mertens, 1957[2]
Synonyms[3]
Varanus (Odatria) timorensis glauerti Mertens, 1957 Varanus (Odatria) glauerti — Mertens, 1958 Varanus glauerti — Cogger, 1983

Etymology

The specific name, glauerti, is in honor of English-born Australian herpetologist Ludwig Glauert.^[5]

Geographic range

V. glauerti is found in the extreme northwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia, and in the northern tip of Northern Territory.^[1]

Description

V. glauerti grows up to 80 cm (31 in) long, and three-quarters of its length is the long tail.^{[citation needed]}

Habitat and behaviour

V. glauerti lives almost exclusively on rocky cliff faces, but is also found in humid forests.^[1] It is rupicolous, and prefers humid conditions.^[1][4]

Diet

V. glauerti preys upon insects such as caterpillars, cockroaches, and orthopterans, and also upon small lizards such as geckos and their eggs.^[1]

Reproduction

V. glauerti is oviparous,^[1] and sometimes parthenogenetic.^[3]