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Perentie

Varanus giganteus
Tentang namanya: British zoologist John Edward Gray first described it in 1845 as Hydrosaurus giganteus, which he called the "gigantic water lizard".1
Hanya sakitSakit, tetapi tidak akan melukaimu dengan serius.
Kadal berbisa GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Hidup di
Arid desert areas of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, west of the Great Dividing Range1
Australia dan Oseania
Beranda
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
Panjang
2,5 m (8,2 ft)1
Berat
20 kg (44 lb)1
Kecepatan tertinggi
sekitar 18 km/jam (11 mph)
Di darat, perkiraan kasar
Apa makanannya?
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
Beneran!Foto Perentie
Perentie. Foto: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

  • 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

Sering tertukar dengan: Rock monitors can reach a similar length, but they are much bulkier. Perenties are very lean for their size.1

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

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

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

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

Jika ia menggigit

  • Cuci luka, jaga orangnya tetap tenang, dan cari bantuan medis.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

  • Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Di mana di dunia?

AfrikaAsiaEropaAmerika UtaraAmerika SelatanAustralia dan Oseania

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Perentie panjangnya sekitar 2,5 m (8,2 ft)Sepeda orang dewasa sekitar 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Mobil sekitar 4,5 m (15 ft)

Seberapa berat dia?

seberat 5 kucing peliharaan
sepanjang 2,5 anjing dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 14 pisang yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 20 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Perentie dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

layak diketahui

Fakta

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Pembongkar mitos

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

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

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah
Varanus giganteus
Kelompok
Kadal berbisa
Keluarga
Varanidae2
Urutan
Squamata
Benua
Australia dan Oseania
Anak
The perentie lays its eggs in termite mounds or in the soil.1
Bagaimana keadaannya di alam liar
Least Concern1
Bahaya bagi manusia
2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

  1. Perentie (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Varanus giganteus (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
  3. Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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