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Perentie

Varanus giganteus
Tentang nama: British zoologist John Edward Gray first described it in 1845 as Hydrosaurus giganteus, which he called the "gigantic water lizard".1
Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.
Cicak berbisa GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi 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 & Oceania
Laman utama
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
Kelajuan maksimum
kira-kira 18 km/j (11 mph)
Di darat, anggaran kasar
Apa yang ia makan?
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
Betul-betul!Gambar Perentie
Perentie. Gambar: 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 dikelirukan dengan: Rock monitors can reach a similar length, but they are much bulkier. Perenties are very lean for their size.1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan 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

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi 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 ia buat apabila 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

  • Basuh luka, pastikan orang itu tenang dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

  • Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

AfrikaAsiaEropahAmerika UtaraAmerika SelatanAustralia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Perentie panjangnya kira-kira 2.5 m (8.2 ft)Basikal orang dewasa kira-kira 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Kereta kira-kira 4.5 m (15 ft)

Berapa berat ia?

seberat 5 ekor kucing rumah
sepanjang 2.5 ekor anjing dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 14 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 20 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Perentie berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

berguna untuk 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

Pemecah mitos

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

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

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik
Varanus giganteus
Kumpulan
Cicak berbisa
Keluarga
Varanidae2
Susunan
Squamata
Benua-benua
Australia & Oceania
Anak
The perentie lays its eggs in termite mounds or in the soil.1
Keadaannya di alam liar
Least Concern1
Bahaya kepada manusia
2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

  1. Perentie (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Varanus giganteus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
  3. Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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