PEACH-THROATED MONITOR

  • Common name: PEACH-THROATED MONITOR

    Scientific name:Varanus jobiensis

    Class: Reptiles

    Order: Squamata

    Family: Veranidae

    Provenance: New Guinea

    Diet: nsects, freshwater fish, small mammals

    Habitat: Rainforests along waterways and dense vegetation

    Reproduction: incubation of 4-6 months, 2 – 12 eggs

  • The peach-throated monitor is a species in the Varanidae family, native to New Guinea.
    It is a medium-sized lizard with a pointed head, a flexible body, and a long, laterally
    compressed tail. Its throat displays a coloration that ranges from white-yellow to red, which gives the species its common name. It lives along rivers and streams, where it shares its habitat with a close relative, the mangrove monitor. The laterally compressed tail allows it to swim very well. It is the only monitor lizard species capable of catching fish in open sea. Its diet includes insects, frogs, freshwater fish, and small mammals.
    The female lays 1 to 12 eggs, which hatch after 4 to 6 months. At birth, the young measure approximately 27 cm in length.

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