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Perentie

Varanus giganteus

Oor die naam: British zoologist John Edward Gray first described it in 1845 as Hydrosaurus giganteus, which he called the "gigantic water lizard".1

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Giftige akkedisse

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The perentie is one of the largest lizards alive, and the largest in Australia. It lives in the dry deserts of the west, centre and north of the country, where it is rarely seen. It is a powerful hunter that eats a wide range of animals, and it is important in many Aboriginal cultures.1

Leef in

Arid desert areas of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, west of the Great Dividing Range1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

Perenties live in rocky outcrops and gorges with hard-packed soil and loose stones. They are shy and usually avoid people, so they are rarely seen, especially as much of their range is remote.1

Lengte

2,5 m (8,2 ft)1

Gewig

20 kg (44 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Perenties are active hunters that mostly eat reptiles, small mammals and sometimes birds. They also scavenge carrion, and adults can kill kangaroos, using their powerful forelimbs and claws to tear off pieces too large to swallow whole.1

Foto van Perentie — Perentie. Foto: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Head and neck are creamy-white with a net-like (reticulated) pattern of black lines and flecks.1
Body is yellow or cream, with brown rosette markings on the back.1
Limbs are dark with white spots.1
Very lean for a large monitor, so much less bulky than a rock monitor of similar length.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Rock monitors can reach a similar length, but they are much bulkier. Perenties are very lean for their size.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Researchers at the University of Melbourne found in 2005 that monitors may be somewhat venomous, which means they inject mild venom with a bite. A perentie bite can cause swelling within minutes, localised disruption of blood clotting (the blood's ability to clot is affected in the area), and shooting pain up to the elbow that can last several hours.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The bite can do much damage, not only from the teeth but also from the oral secretions.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

If threatened, a perentie will usually freeze flat on the ground or run away. If cornered, it stands its ground, inflates its throat, hisses, strikes with its tail, and may lunge with its mouth open.1

As dit byt

Was die wond, hou die persoon kalm en kry mediese hulp.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

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Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 5 huiskatte

so lank soos 2,5 honde neus tot stertso lank soos 14 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 20 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Perentie in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

Perentie omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Perenties eat other monitor lizards, including a 2 m perentie that was seen killing and eating a 1.5 m one.1

They often stand on their back legs and tail to get a better view, a behaviour called "tripoding".1

Perenties are among the largest living lizards, after the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor and crocodile monitor.1

Perenties can dig a burrow for shelter in only minutes.1

The species was first named the "gigantic water lizard", even though it lives in dry desert country.1

The perentie has long been important to desert Aboriginal peoples, who ate it as food and used its fat for medicinal and ceremonial purposes.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Monitor lizard bites were thought to cause problems only because of infection from bacteria in the animal's mouth.

Waarheid: Researchers showed that the immediate effects of monitor bites, including swelling and pain, are caused by mild envenomation.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Varanus giganteus
Groep: Giftige akkedisse
Familie: Varanidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Babas: The perentie lays its eggs in termite mounds or in the soil.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Least Concern1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Perentie (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Varanus giganteus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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