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	Varanus.net---Captive FAQ--Introduction
		The smaller species, such as varanus acanthurus or "ackies" are ideal for first time monitors keepers.
		The larger species, such as varanus salvator, varanus albigularis or varanus niloticus, although cute little lizards as hatchlings, grow at tremendous rates and can easily be 4'+ by the end of their first year.
		All monitors, as of now, belong to the genus varanus but they may soon be split into smaller groups including the Odatria group (Bennett 1998).
	www.varanus.net /faq/introduction.htm (849 words)

	Digimorph - Varanus gouldii (sand monitor)
		It is one of the largest Australian monitors, and is sometimes known as the "racehorse monitor" because it is capable of extreme speed, often running bipedally.
		Varanoidea is thought to have evolved in Asia by at least 90 million years ago, whereas the oldest representatives of Varanus date to 25 million years ago.
		The varanid skull is distinguished by a number of features, including an elongate fork-shaped premaxilla, fifteen scleral ossicles, and contact of the descending processes of the frontals below the olfactory tracts.
	www.digimorph.org /specimens/Varanus_gouldii (406 words)

	Varanus Research
		Collateralization of descending pathways from the brainstem to the spinal cord in a lizard, Varanus exanthematicus.
		The fasciculus longitudinalis medialis in the lizard Varanus exanthematicus.
		Brainstem afferents to the thalamus in a lizard, Varanus exanthematicus.
	sdnvaranus.tripod.com /Research/varanus.html (16049 words)

	ADW: Varanus komodoensis: Information
		Varanus komodoensis breeds once yearly, but females will often mate more than once to ensure that their eggs are fertilized.
		Varanus komodoensis is able to swallow large pieces of food by expanding its throat and its flexible skull.
		Varanus komodoensis is a top predator in its habitat and one of the largest animals present in the area.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Varanus_komodoensis.html (1401 words)

	ADW: Varanus salvator: Information
		Varanus salvator occurs throughout much of southern Asia, from India in the west to the Philippines and the Indo-Australian islands in the east.
		Varanus salvator is semi-aquatic and has a wide range of habitats.
		Varanus salvator is reported to grow to 3 meters in length, but most adults are 1.5 meters long at most.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Varanus_salvator.html (825 words)

	Water Body
		Taxanomically they are considered Varanus salvator nuchalis (Central Philippines), Varanus salvator togianus (Sulawesi), Varanus salvator scutigerulus (Borneo), Varanus salvator marmoratus (North Philippines), Varanus salvator cummingi (South Philippines) and a melanistic form (all fl) referred to as "Varanus salvator komaini".
		This last form is reported to have been found in all populations and not any one specific locale and may be a color morph of this varanid.
		Varanus salvator loves the water and it is a good idea to provide this monitor with a water receptacle that is large enough for it to curl the tail around and submerge its entire body.
	webhome.idirect.com /~varanus/waterf2.html (2052 words)

	Fossil Monitor Lizards
		The nearest living relatives of modern goannas are the earless monitor Lanthanotus, an obscure southeast Asian lizard, and the gila monster and beaded lizard of the genus Heloderma.
		The best-known fossil relatives of Varanus are two species of the genus Saniwa, which are morphologically quite similar to the extant monitors.
		Further afield, the teeth of all varanids show a labyrinthine infolding of the dentine which is visible as longitudinal striations on the surface.
	www.fossilnews.com /1995/varanus.html (698 words)

	Varanus indicus description
		In particularly this species more than one clutch can be laid within a period of a year.
		This species is often confused with "Varanus doreanus".
		"Varanus spinulosus" is formerly known as "Varanus indicus spinulosus".
	www.varanus.nl /V_indicus_beschr_eng.htm (125 words)

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