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Lace monitor

Varanus varius

Só doeDoe, pero non che fará un dano grave.

Lagartos pezoñentos

MordeCome: Carne

Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.

The lace monitor is a large lizard that lives in eastern Australia, and it can grow up to 2 metres long. It is a skilled climber that often lives in trees, and it is one of the country's biggest monitor lizards. It is also known as the tree goanna.1

Vive en

Eastern Australia, from Cape Bedford on Cape York Peninsula to south-eastern South Australia1

Australia e Oceanía

Inicio

Lace monitors live in open and closed forests. They often shelter in tree hollows, under fallen trees or large rocks. They also visit places where people live, raiding chicken coops and rummaging through rubbish bins and garbage bags in picnic and recreational areas.1

Lonxitude

2 m (6,6 ft)1

Peso

14 kg (31 lb)1

Velocidade máxima

uns 16 km/h (9,9 mph)

En terra, estimación aproximada

Que come?

Lace monitors mainly eat carrion, which is meat from animals that are already dead. They also eat insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, and eggs and young birds and mammals, especially in spring and early summer. They search for food on the ground and retreat to a nearby tree if disturbed.1

Foto de Lace monitor — Lace monitor. Foto: Bidgee. CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

The main form is dark grey to dull bluish-black with scattered cream-coloured spots.1
The head is black, and the snout has prominent black and yellow bands that extend under the chin and neck.1
The tail has narrow black and cream bands that get wider towards the tip.1
Bell's form has a yellow-brown or yellow base colour with fine black mottling and broad black or dark brown bands from the shoulders to the tail.1
Juveniles have more defined banding, with five narrow black bands on the neck and eight on the body.1

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

Lace monitors have venom glands, and their venom is similar to snake venom, but it is not strong enough to cause serious harm. A bite on the hand can cause swelling within minutes, localised disruption of blood clotting (the blood clots less well in that area), and shooting pain up to the elbow. This pain can often last for several hours.1

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.

Its venom is not enough to cause serious harm. Scientists have cautioned that calling these lizards venomous overestimates the medical risk to bite victims.1

Que fai cando ten medo?

When disturbed, lace monitors retreat to a nearby tree.1

Se morde

Lava a ferida, mantén a persoa tranquila e busca axuda médica.

Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos

Mantente a salvo

Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
Se un te morde: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.

Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo

En que lugar do mundo?

África Asia Europa América do Norte América do Sur Australia e Oceanía

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Canto pesa?

pesa coma 4 gatos domésticos

mide coma 4 gatos domésticos do fociño á colamide coma 11 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 22 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Lace monitor comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.

Que rápido é?

Un neno en bicicleta uns 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

Lace monitor uns 16 km/h (9,9 mph)

Unha persoa correndo a toda velocidade uns 37 km/h (23 mph)

paga a pena sabelo

Datos

Populations near rubbish tips were thirty five times greater than in natural forest, and individuals were around twice as heavy.1

Lace monitors quickly learned to avoid cane toads after they had been poisoned by them.1

One lace monitor was recorded climbing a brick wall to find shelter during a thunderstorm.1

Its closest living relative is the Komodo dragon.1

Desmontamitos

Mito: Bites from monitors were thought to be dangerous mainly because of infection from bacteria in their mouths.

Verdade: Researchers found in 2005 that the immediate effects of bites were more likely caused by venom.1

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico: Varanus varius
Grupo: Lagartos pezoñentos
Familia: Varanidae2
Orde: Squamata
Continentes: Australia e Oceanía
Crías: Females lay an average of eight eggs, and up to 12, in active termite nests on the ground or in trees. The eggs hatch 6 to 7 months later.1
Esperanza de vida: uns 20 anos1
Como lle vai na natureza: Least Concern1
Perigo para as persoas: 2 / 5: Doloroso3

De onde veñen os datos

Lace monitor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Varanus varius (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.

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