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Mertens' Water Monitor

Varanus mertensi

Mertens' Water Monitor is a big lizard that loves to swim! It has a long tail and can be found near water. These lizards are great at catching fish and other tasty treats in the water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Mertens' Water Monitor has a dark grey to blackish-brown body with numerous yellow or cream spots that often form ocelli. Its underside is pale yellow. It features a distinctive flattened snout with nostrils positioned on top, aiding its aquatic lifestyle.

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Mertens' Water Monitor
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Mertens' Water Monitor

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby monitors have much brighter patterns than adults, helping them blend into their surroundings!

These lizards can walk along the bottom of rivers and lakes, exploring silently!

They spend most of their entire lives splashing, hunting, and relaxing in freshwater!

They use their forked tongue to 'smell' chemicals in water, finding hidden snacks!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Vision

Mertens' Water Monitor has clear vision both in air and water, allowing them to spot prey above and below the surface.

Fähigkeit

Streamlined Swimmer

Mertens' Water Monitor can powerfully propel itself with a strong, laterally flattened tail that helps them chase fish.

Fähigkeit

Submerged Snorkel

Mertens' Water Monitor can breathe with just its nostrils above water because they are placed high on its flattened snout.

Maße und Details

Länge
80-130 cm
Gewicht
2-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-18
Brutzeit
190-210 Tage
Maximale Tiefe
10 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

A speedy swimmer that eats fish, frogs, and other small aquatic creatures in northern Australia's waterways.

Altersunterschiede: Juveniles mostly eat insects and very small aquatic prey, while adults consume larger fish and frogs.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Crayfish
  • Water insects
  • Small reptiles

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Green Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

A common frog species preyed upon.

eats

Eastern Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida

A widespread fish often hunted.

eaten by

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Larger crocodiles can prey on monitors.

Merkmale

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Mertens' Monitor

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch from a distance and never try to touch wild lizards.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Mertens' Water Monitor?

80-130 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mertens' Water Monitor?

2-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mertens' Water Monitor?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mertens' Water Monitor?

15 km/h

Was frisst Mertens' Water Monitor?

A speedy swimmer that eats fish, frogs, and other small aquatic creatures in northern Australia's waterways.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Mertens' Water Monitor?

15 km/h

Wo findet man Mertens' Water Monitor normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Mertens' Water Monitor?

Pursuit

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