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    Species Accepted

    Varanus tristis Schlegel, 1839

    Black-headed Monitor

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      18 results
      Black-headed Monitor English
      Black-headed Monitor [tristis] English
      Black-tailed Monitor English
      Freckled Monitor [orientalis] English
      Getüpfelter Baumwaran [orientalis] German
      Juodagalvis varanas Lithuanian
      Sørgevaran Danish
      Trauerwaran German
      Treurvaraan Dutch
      Varan moucheté French

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      44 results
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      Pianka, E. R. (1969). Habitat specificity, speciation, and species density in Australian desert lizards. Ecology 50 (3): 498-502.
      Wilson, S., & Swan, G. (2010). A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 Pp.
      Pianka, E. R. (2003). Die Warane der australischen Wüste. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (43): 29-35.
      Swan, G., Sadlier, R., & Shea, G. (2017). A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 Pp.
      Eidenmüller, B. (1989). Beobachtungen bei der Haltung und Nachzucht von Varanus (Odatria) tristis orientalis FRY 1913. Salamandra 25 (3-4): 265-271.
      Cogger, H. G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, Xxx + 1033 Pp.
      McCurry MR, Mahony M, Clausen PD, Quayle MR, Walmsley CW, Jessop TS, et al. (2015). The Relationship between Cranial Structure, Biomechanical Performance and Ecological Diversity in Varanoid Lizards. PLoS One 10 (6): E0130625. Doi:10.1371/Journal.Pone.0130625.
      FRÝDLOVÁ, & PETRA and DANIEL FRYNTA. (2010). A test of Rensch’s rule in varanid lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 293–306.
      Bennet, D. F. (2003). Australian Monitors. Reptilia (GB) (30): 12-19.

      Citation

      Varanus tristis Schlegel, 1839 in undefined