- and Var**** bitatawa) are
primarily frugivores.
Among species of
living varanids, the
limbs show
positive allometry,
being larger in larger-bodied species...
-
Varanids last
shared a
common ancestor with
their closest living relatives,
earless "monitors",
during the Late Cretaceous. The
oldest known varanids...
- only have 1-2
replacement teeth behind each
tooth position. As with
other varanids,
Komodo dragons have only a
single ear bone, the stapes, for transferring...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 196
species Endangered (EN): 382
species Vulnerable (VU): 411
species Near threatened...
-
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...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 196
species Endangered (EN): 382
species Vulnerable (VU): 411
species Near threatened...
-
Sphaerodactylus ariasae to
nearly 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the
largest living varanid lizard, the
Komodo dragon. Most
lizards are
fairly small animals. Lizards...
-
cladistical correlation,
although some of
these features are
shared with
varanids.[citation needed]
Genetic studies in
recent years have
indicated snakes...
-
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...
