- and Var**** bitatawa) are
primarily frugivores.
Among species of
living varanids, the
limbs show
positive allometry,
being larger in larger-bodied species...
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Varanids last
shared a
common ancestor with
their closest living relatives,
earless "monitors",
during the Late Cretaceous. The
oldest known varanids...
-
monitor lizards (
varanids) of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the wide
geographical separation and
unique features not
found in the
varanids indicates they...
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widely successful. The
Asian water monitor is one of the most
exploited varanids; its skin is used for
fashion accessories such as shoes,
belts and handbags...
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suggest that
snakes may have
evolved from
burrowing lizards, such as the
varanids (or a
similar group)
during the
Cretaceous Period. An
early fossil snake...
- relatives,
including Iguania, Anguimorpha, and snakes.
Closely related varanids use a
potent venom found in
glands inside the jaw. The
venom in
these lizards...
-
monitor lizards (
varanids) of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the wide
geographical separation and
unique features not
found in the
varanids indicate the beaded...
- the
circulatory system during systole—this
unique heart structure allows varanids to run
faster over
longer distances than
other lizards. They also utilize...
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determine whether the
dinosaurs maintained their temperature seasonally. A
varanid lizard fossil sampled for the
study showed isotopic variation consistent...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 196
species Endangered (EN): 382
species Vulnerable (VU): 411
species Near threatened...
