Black-throated monitor — size comparison

The black-throated monitor is an East African subspecies of the white-throated monitor. It has a broad head, powerful limbs and a dark underside to the throat.

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Length

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Black-throated monitor

Varanus albigularis microstictus

ok. 1,18 mPrzykładowy dorosły waran · rekonstrukcja AI
total length

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Mass
Brak zweryfikowanego zakresu
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Total lengthScale in m
00,511,5
Black-throated monitorTotal lengthapprox. 1.18 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Black-throated monitor — size comparison — facts and sources

The black-throated monitor is an East African subspecies of the white-throated monitor. It has a broad head, powerful limbs and a dark underside to the throat. Pale flecks on the grey-brown skin can be subtler in adults.

It inhabits open country including savannas and grasslands, where it forages on the ground for invertebrates, small reptiles, birds and eggs. Older sources and the reptile trade use the name Varanus albigularis ionidesi, which ITIS treats as a synonym of V. a. microstictus.

Wartość 117,5 cm to środek zakresu 85–150 cm podanego przez Réserve Africaine de Sigean. To punkt porównawczy, a cytowane osobno maksimum wynosi 213 cm. Długość biegnie od pyska do końca ogona. Wysokość postawy wynika z ilustracji, a skalę przodu dopasowano według wysokości oczu nad podłożem.

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