riparian habitats. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Mertens' water monitor grows to a total length (including tail) of about 2.0 m (6...

locality is Port Blair.[citation needed] V. s. bivittatus (Mertens 1959), the two-striped water monitor, is common to the Indonesian islands of Java, Bali, Lombok...

Nile monitor, a lizard species in Africa Water monitor or fire monitor, alternative names for deluge gun, a large firefighting device Mertens' water monitor...

underwater. The only other monitor species reported to do this is Mertens' water monitor. They appear to be able to do this by draining water from their nostrils...

and 1803 by François Marie Daudin. In 1942, Robert Mertens moved them both into the Nile monitor (V. niloticus); as synonyms or as a valid subspecies...

Water goanna may refer to: Mertens' water monitor, an endangered lizard species in Australia Mitchell's water monitor, a critically endangered lizard...

Gould's monitor, sand monitor, sand goanna V. komodoensis, Komodo dragon V. mertensi, Mertens' monitor V. panoptes V. p. panoptes, Argus monitor V. p. horni...

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called the Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent...

racing cyclist Robert Mertens (1894–1975), German herpetologist Mertens' water monitor Robert Mertens's day gecko Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen (1797–1857)...

The marbled water monitor (Varanus marmoratus), also known commonly as the Philippine water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard in the family...

yellow-headed water monitor (Varanus cumingi), also commonly known as Cuming's water monitor, the Mindanao water monitor, and the Philippine water monitor, is a...

ground goanna) Mertens' water monitor – V. mertensi Spiny-tailed monitor – V. acanthurus (also ridge-tailed monitor) Mangrove monitor – V. semiremex Black-headed...

Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli) is a semiaquatic species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia. The...

depending on sources. The smallest representative of this genus is the Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi) with a length of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) (SVL of 48 cm...

with the Bengal monitor, the Dumeril's monitor and other monitor lizards. It had previously been listed as a subspecies of Bengal monitor by some herpetologists...

Tropidoclonion lineatum mertensi (Mertens' lined snake), and Varanus mertensi (Mertens' water monitor). Also Vanderhorstia mertensi (Mertens' shrimp goby) has been...

dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian...

an unusual diet may be as a result of competition over food with the water monitors, which share their range. One of the only fruits readily eaten by this...

The rock monitor (Varanus albigularis) is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, where, on...

species is small, Mertens referred to it as one of the most heavily exploited monitor lizards. In 1980, trade in over 13,000 monitors was declared. However...

savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa. The species is known as Bosc's monitor in Europe...

The crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii), also known as the Papuan monitor or Salvadori's monitor, is a species of monitor lizard endemic to New Guinea...

evacuated their threatened species to Melbourne Zoo. Tasmanian devil Lace monitor Helmeted honeyeater (captive bred) Red tailed black cockatoo Koalas Area...

The yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes), also known as the Argus monitor, is a monitor lizard found in northern and western regions of Australia...

yellow monitor (Varanus flavescens) or golden monitor is a monitor lizard native to South Asia. The yellow monitor is a medium-sized monitor, measuring...

The Kimberley rock monitor (Varanus glauerti) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Northern Australia...

spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus), also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the ridge-tailed monitor the Ackie dwarf monitor, and colloquially...

The emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) or green tree monitor, is a small to medium-sized arboreal monitor lizard. It is known for its unusual coloration...

the earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus). Varanus includes the Komodo dragon (the largest living lizard), crocodile monitor, savannah monitor, the goannas...

of monitor lizards commonly known as Southeast Asian water monitors. Most species are endemic to the Philippines, but black rough-necked monitors, Asian...