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Yellow-spotted monitor

Varanus panoptes

Oor die naam: The species name panoptes comes from Argus Panoptes, a figure in Greek myth who had one hundred eyes and guarded Princess Io.1

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The yellow-spotted monitor is a large, fast lizard that lives in northern and western Australia and southern New Guinea. It is one of Australia's biggest lizards, and it plays an important part in its ecosystem as a predator. It can give a painful bite if it feels threatened.1

Leef in

Northern and western Australia, and southern New Guinea1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

It is mostly ground dwelling and digs large burrows or takes over existing ones, where it spends much of its time. It usually stays near a permanent source of water, and it also forages in trees and in the water.1

Lengte

90 cm tot 1,6 m (3 ft tot 5,2 ft)1

Gewig

7 kg (15 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 15 km/h (9,3 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats almost any animal it can overpower, including fish, crabs, small birds, rodents, insects and other monitors. It hunts by watching for movement, then chasing and overpowering its prey.1

Foto van Yellow-spotted monitor — Yellow-spotted monitor. Foto: desertnaturalist. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Most individuals are yellow, with a brown or dark tan background.1
Large, dark spots form rows along the back, and they are most distinct in the middle of the back.1
Bands of colour appear toward the tip of the tail.1
Adults are large: females average about 90 cm long and males about 120 to 150 cm.1
Colour varies between individuals and places. The subspecies rubidus is reddish rather than brown.1

Word dikwels verwar met: The sand goanna (Varanus gouldii) somewhat resembles the yellow-spotted monitor.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When threatened, it raises itself up on its hind legs and supports itself with its tail, which lets it watch for danger. It can also run up to 100 metres to a tree or burrow.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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 2 huiskatte

so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 9 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatkan 100 meter in 24 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Yellow-spotted monitor 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)

Yellow-spotted monitor omtrent 15 km/h (9,3 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The yellow-spotted monitor digs some of the deepest burrows known for any vertebrate, with an average depth of 2.6 m as of 2015.1

During the dry season, it has been recorded diving underwater to feed on freshwater mussels.1

Argus monitors can mature sexually in less than a year, which is much faster than most other large monitors, which usually take 2 or more years.1

Several individuals may share one interconnected system of burrows, called a warren. One study found at least 6 individuals using the same warren.1

It is the third largest lizard in Australia, after the perentie and the lace monitor.1

Its sense of smell is its sharpest sense, and it flicks its forked tongue to search for food, much as snakes do.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Varanus panoptes
Groep: Giftige akkedisse
Familie: Varanidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Babas: In Arnhem Land, females lay 6 to 13 eggs between January and February.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Yellow-spotted monitor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Varanus panoptes (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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