The herpetological bulletin is a quarterly publication in english. An interesting case of eosinophilic meningitis mahe digital. Kenyon, librarian national zoological park branch smithsonian institution libraries washington d. True monitor lizards varanus are known from diagnostic remains. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards varanus bengalensis. Purification and characterization of lactate dehydrogenase. Download pdf of paper, download figure 1 pianka, e. The bengal monitor varanus bengalensis or common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over south asia. A study on habitat use and activity budget of the land monitor varanus bengalensis was conducted from august 2004 to february 2005 inside the university premises of sri jayewardenepura, nugegoda, colombo, sri lanka.
Aug 03, 20 the bengal monitor varanus bengalensis or common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over south asia. The bengal monitor inhabits river valleys in eastern iran, afghanistan and western pakistan mertens 1942, 1959. Background varanidae is a clade of tiny 600 mm pcl lizards first appearing in the cretaceous. Monitor lizards still being sold in fish markets in india. There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver of the monitor lizard has aphrodisiac properties.
On the synonymy and taxonomy of the bengal monitor lizard. Activity budgets and habitat preference of land monitor. This page was last edited on 25 november 2014, at 15. The bengal monitor varanus bengalensis or common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found. Skeletal remains of a new early miocene ottnangian, mn 4 mammal zone monitor lizard, varanus mokrensis sp. It feeds on small terrestrial vertebrates, ground birds and. The monitor lizard, varanus bengalensis springerlink.
Exotic reptiles originating from the wild can be carriers of many different pathogens and some of them can infect humans. Common indian monitor lizard, varanus bengalensis, ghorapad. New locality record of the bengal monitor, varanus bengalensis. Activity index of the land monitors was significantly high for the time period of 0900 to 1200 hrs 2. Combat of the bengal monitor varanus bengalensis daudin. Nematode larvae were embedded in the mucosa of the small intestine. Auditory responses from the medulla of the monitor lizard. Varanus synonyms, varanus pronunciation, varanus translation, english dictionary definition of varanus. The long tail of all monitors can be used as an effective weapon and is flattened in the species which spend a lot of time in water. Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Dec 01, 2003 an attempt was made to assess longevity using growth lines on bone surfaces from five, knownage, captiveraised varanus bengalensis specimens.
The present study reports a case of an incidental strongyloides stercoralis infection in the intestine of an indian monitor lizard varanus bengalensis. September 1995 all references are listed alphabetically by author and divided into the following two sections. The illustration appearing on the cover of this issue depicts varanus bengalensis, and originates from plate 101 tab. It measures up to 75 cm in body length with the tail about 100 cm in length. Varanus bengalensis the illustration appearing on the cover of this issue depicts varanus bengalensis, and originates from plate 101 tab. New locality record of the bengal monitor, varanus. The crude enzyme showed two isoenzymes ldh5 and ldh4 by agarose. Morphological variation of ommatobrephus lobatum from varanus. Genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationships among indonesian species of. The monitor lizards family varanidae, genus varanusare relatively large animals, ranging in length up to more than 2 m. Read books pdf online here pdf download the savannah monitor lizard. Attempted predation of varanus bengalensis squamata.
Varanidae with new designations of a neotype and a lectotype. The nematodes were small, whitish in colour and measures 2. Bengal monitor simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Varanus bengalensis nebulosus grey 1831 the name of this monitor lizard is misleading, for it is one of the most widely distributed of the living varanids. The behavioral patterns that were observed are scavenging, moving. Indias bengal monitor lizard varanus bengalensis, a species that has been protected in india since that countrys passage of the wildlife protection act of 1972, is still being sold in local fish markets in the town of machilipatnam, india, according to indian newspaper the hindu. These animals are certainly very closely related to v. Varanus empagusia bengalensis bengalensis wikispecies. An varanus bengalensis in uska species han reptilia nga ginhulagway ni daudin hadton 1758. These monitors ranged in size from 2252 cm svl and spanned hatchling to adult ontogenetic stages. Bengal monitor varanus bengalensis, also known as the common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found throughout bangladesh, india and pakistan. Varanus griseus daudin, 1803, ranges from central asia up to moroccowestern sahara. In the present article, observations on varanushuman conflicts have been discussed, and conservation strategies have been.
This study was funded by the german ministry for the environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety as research and development project fkz. Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis daudin, 1802, as published in the combination tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator laurenti 1768, as published in. It is diurnal and usually active after having got it body temperature up by basking in. Scavenging behavior of the bengal monitor varanus bengalensis.
Ci of albertus sebas monumental 1734 work entitled, locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri. Varanus type and sole extant genus of the varanidae genus varanus reptile genus a genus of reptiles family varanidae, varanidae monitor. Bengal monitor varanus bengalensis daudin, 1802 click on a picture for a larger view. Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis daudin, 1802, as published in the combination tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator laurenti 1768, as published in the combination stellio salvator. It feeds on small terrestrial vertebrates, ground birds and their eggs, arthropods and fish. Zaheer khan, amtyaz, nawaz ul huda abstract field studies for status, distribution and threats of varanus species, in study areas of sindh karachi and thatta were carried out from january 2012 to july 20. Pdf eosinophilic meningitis caused by consumption of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A case of an incidental strongyloides stercoralis infection. Reptilian fauna of agricultural landscapes of chembarambakkam. Parasites in pet reptiles acta veterinaria scandinavica. On the venous system of the lizard varanus bengalensis daud.
Using external vertebral growth rings to assess longevity in. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and grows to about 175 cm. This study reports briefly on the responses of cochlear nucleus neurons in a lizard of the family varanidae, the bengal monitor varanus bengalensis. On the synonymy and taxonomy of the bengal monitor lizard, varanus bengalensis daudin, 1802 complex sauria. Unusual behaviour and feeding find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The results of parsimony phylogenetic analyses, with and without character reweighting, reveal poor resolution within varanus.
True monitor lizards varanus are known from diagnostic remains beginning in the early miocene varanus rusingensis, although extremely fragmentary remains have been suggested as indicating earlier varanus. Jan 30, 2009 among varanus species, we sampled representatives from all major clades the specimens are listed in appendix 5. The knowledge of the distribution of the herpetofauna in afghanistan is relatively poor with most records made. Varanus komodoensis the varanus komodoensis depicted on the cover and inset of this issue was photographed by jeremy holden on rinca island in late july 2011 during the making of a film. The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge of the diversity of digenean parasites from rana tigrina collected in sidhi district madhya pradesh, india. The scavenging behavior of the bengal monitor varanus bengalensis was studied in jahangirnagar university campus, bangladesh, from february to july 2010 by focal sampling method. Varanus definition of varanus by the free dictionary. Lactate dehydrogenase was purified 21fold from liver of varanus bengalensis using colchicinesepharose column chromatography. In this species, the basilar papilla is a moderately differentiated auditory receptor approximately 1. A total of 949 reptiles 55 snakes, 331 lizards and 563 turtles, belonging to 68 different species, were examined for the presence. An varanus bengalensis in nahilalakip ha genus nga varanus, ngan familia nga varanidae. About 200 parasites representing ommatobrephus lobatum were collected from the intestine of f varanus bengalensisi and tropidonotus piscator from different places of sidhi m. Land monitor is widely distributed throughout the country from sea level to mid hills up to about 500m a. Neurocranial osteology and systematic relationships of.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Varanus bengalensis nebulosus of ban truem village. Varanus bengalensis name synonyms lacerta argus daudin, 1802 monitor gemmatus guerinmeneville, 1829 monitor heraldicus gray in griffith, 1831 monitor inornatus schlegel, 1839 tupinambis bengalensis daudin, 1802 tupinambis cepedianus daudin, 1802 uaranus lunatus gray, 1845 varanus bengalensis koch et al. Download fulltext pdf eosinophilic meningitis caused by consumption of meat of monitor lizard varanus bengalensis article pdf available in neurology india 664. Young monitors may be more arboreal, but adults mainly hunt on.
An observational note on mating behavior and malemale combat. The komodo dragon of the sundra islands of indonesia, varanus komodoensis, grows to 3 m in length and kills and eats young deer and pigs. Reptiles imported into slovenia from 2000 to 2005, specimens of native species taken from the wild and captive bred species were investigated. Biawak quarterly journal of varanid biology and husbandry editor robert w. Morphological variation of ommatobrephus lobatum from. Growth rings were found to be prevalent within the glenoid cavities of vertebrae from all specimens. Feb 03, 2016 land monitor is widely distributed throughout the country from sea level to mid hills up to about 500m a. Earliest example of a giant monitor lizard varanus. Bengalclouded monitors reach a maximum length of about 100cm tl in bangladesh khan 1988, 140cm in sri lanka deraniyagala 1931 and 160cm in malaysia, where large specimens can weigh over 10kg. An attempt was made to assess longevity using growth lines on bone surfaces from five, knownage, captiveraised varanus bengalensis specimens. Jul 18, 2018 the present study reports a case of an incidental strongyloides stercoralis infection in the intestine of an indian monitor lizard varanus bengalensis. The bengal monitor varanus bengalensis or common indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over the indian subcontinent, as well as parts of southeast asia and west asia. Genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationships among. Identified by seba as lacerta, this early account and illustration of v.
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