Varanus baritji KING & HORNER, 1987

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Higher Taxa	Varanidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor, Black-spotted Spiny-tailed Monitor
Synonym	Varanus baritji KING & HORNER 1987 Varanus baritji — COGGER 2000: 361 Varanus baritji — EIDENMÜLLER 2007 Varanus (Odatria) baritji — HÖRENBERG & KOCH 2013 Varanus (Odatria) baritji — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50
Distribution	Australia (N Northern Territory) Type locality: Mirrngadja, Arafura Swamp, Northern Territory, Australia, [12º39'S 135º12'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NTM R13192, female.
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	“baritj” is an aboriginal word for white and the lizard is named after its discoverer Dr Neville White.
References	Bennet, D.F. 2003. Australian Monitors. Reptilia (GB) (30): 12-19 - get paper here Bennet, D.F. 2003. Australische Warane. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (43): 18-25 - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Eidenmüller, B. 2003. Warane. Lebensweise, Pflege, Zucht. 2. Aufl. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 174 pp. Eidenmüller, B. 2007. Kleinwarane im Terrarium. Reptilia (Münster) 12 (63): 16-23 - get paper here Eidenmüller, B. 2007. Small monitors in the terrarium. Reptilia (GB) (50): 12-19 - get paper here Eidenmüller, Bernd 2013. Von Darwin nach Alice Springs – der Warane wegen. Draco 13 (53): 55-61 - get paper here Hörenberg, Thomas & André Koch 2013. Die Zwergwarane der Untergattung Odatria Gray, 1838. Draco 13 (53): 6-19 - get paper here King M; Horner P 1987. A new species of monitor (Platynota: Reptilia) from northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens. The Beagle 4 (1) 1987: 73-79 Pianka, E. R. and D. R. King, eds. 2004. Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press, 599 pp - get paper here Pianka, Eric R. 2012. Can humans share spaceship earth? Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 6 (1): 1-24 - get paper here Sprackland, R. G. 2001. Dwarf monitors. Reptile and Amphibian Hobbyist 6 (10): 8-16 Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/varanidae.pdf http://monitor-lizards.net/species/index.html http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/monitors/vbaritji.htm map: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Varanus_baritji map: file:////Users/uetz/lab/grants/NSF reptile database/figures from Shai/Australian_lizard_sample_for_Uetz/pdf_maps/Varanus_baritji_map.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Varanidae/Varanus/baritji http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Varanus_baritji Google images

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