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The most comprehensive reference on varanoid lizards ever published.

The large and impressive monitor lizard (genus Varanus) has attracted a great deal of interest. Despite being wary and difficult to observe, monitors have received an extraordinary amount of attention from devoted students. Varanoid Lizards of the World is a comprehensive account of virtually everything important that is known about monitor lizards, beginning with detailed species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses. Where possible, people who have had detailed field experience with a particular species have assembled the species accounts. In the process of reporting what is known, the book also identifies what remains to be learned about these lizards. This volume stands as a model for showing how such a diverse monophyletic group can be exploited both to identify and to understand the actual course of evolution.

Contents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Part I.
1. Introduction by Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King
2. The Long and Honorable History of Monitors, and Their Kin by Ralph E. Molnar
3. Biogeography and Phylogeny of Varanoids by Ralph E. Molnar and Eric R. Pianka
4. Tempo and Timing of the Australian Varanus Radiation by W. Bryan Jennings and Eric R. Pianka
Part II
Introduction to Part II: Species Accounts.
5. African Varanid Species by Daniel Bennett, Wolfgang Böhme, Sigrid Lenz, John ("Andy") Phillips, Michael Stanner, and Thomas Ziegler
6. Asian Varanid Species by Daniel Bennett, Wolfgang Böhme, Claudio Ciofi, Gil Dryden, Maren Gaulke, Harry W. Greene, Hans-George Horn, Hans J. Jacobs, Dennis R. King, Kai M. Philipp, Eric R. Pianka, Lawrence A. Smith, Gerard Visser, and Thomas Ziegler
7. Australian Varanid Species by Gavin S. Bedford, Keith Christian, Sean Doody, Gil Dryden, Bernd Eidenmüller, Hans-Georg Horn, Grant Husband, Steve Irwin, Dennis R. King, Max King, Ruth Allen King, Jeffrey M. Lemm, Eric R. Pianka, Tim Schultz, Lawrence A. Smith, Samuel S. Sweet, Graham Thompson, and Brian Weavers
8. Other Varanoids by Daniel D. Beck, Mark A. Norell, and Eric R. Pianka
Part III.
9. Evolution of Body Size and Reproductive Tactics by Eric R. Pianka
10. Keeping Monitors in Captivity: A Biological, Technical, and Legislative Problem by Hans-Georg Horn
Glossary
Index

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Publié par	Indiana University Press
Date de parution	21 septembre 2004
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Varanoid Lizards of the World
Varanoid Lizards of the World
Edited by Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King with Ruth Allen King
Indiana University Press
Bloomington Indianapolis
This book is a publication of
Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B. Wells Library 350 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA
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2004 by Indiana University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Varanoid lizards of the world / edited by Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King with Ruth Allen King.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 0-253-34366-6 (alk. paper)
1. Monitor lizards. I. Pianka, Eric R. II. King, Dennis, date III. King, Ruth Allen.
QL666.L29V27 2004
597.95 96-dc22
2003023722
2 3 4 5 6 21 20 19 18 16
Dedicated to the memory of the late Dennis R. King , consummate varanophile, for whom there were only two kinds of lizards, goannas and goanna food.
Seit ich-vor nunmehr 30 Jahren-meinen ersten lebenden Nilwaran erworben habe und mit seiner Lebensweise im Terrarium vertraut geworden bin, haben mich die Warane, diese stolzesten, bestproportionierten, m chtigsten und intelligentesten Eidechsen, wie sie Werner treffend nennt, st ndig gefesselt.
Since I-about 30 years ago-got my first living Nile monitor and became acquainted with his life habits in a terrarium, the monitor lizards have fascinated me all the time, these proudest, best-proportioned, mightiest and most intelligent lizards as Werner strikingly called them.
-R. M ERTENS , 1942
CONTENTS
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Part I
1. Introduction E RIC R. P IANKA and D ENNIS R. K ING
2. The Long and Honorable History of Monitors and Their Kin R ALPH E. M OLNAR
3. Biogeography and Phylogeny of Varanoids R ALPH E. M OLNAR and E RIC R. P IANKA
4. Tempo and Timing of the Australian Varanus Radiation W. B RYAN J ENNINGS and E RIC R. P IANKA
Part II
Introduction to Part II: Species Accounts
5. African Varanid Species
5.1. Varanus albigularis J OHN ( A NDY ) P HILLIPS
5.2. Varanus exanthematicus D ANIEL B ENNETT
5.3. Varanus griseus M ICHAEL S TANNER
5.4. Varanus niloticus S IGRID L ENZ
5.5. Varanus ornatus W OLFGANG B HME and T HOMAS Z IEGLER
5.6. Varanus yemenensis W OLFGANG B HME
6. Asian Varanid Species
6.1. Varanus bengalensis E RIC R. P IANKA
6.2. Varanus caerulivirens T HOMAS Z IEGLER , W OLFGANG B HME , and K AI M. P HILIPP
6.3. Varanus cerambonensis K AI M. P HILIPP , T HOMAS Z IEGLER , and W OLFGANG B HME
6.4. Varanus doreanus W OLFGANG B HME , K AI M. P HILIPP , and T HOMAS Z IEGLER
6.5. Varanus dumerilii D ANIEL B ENNETT
6.6. Varanus finschi K AI M. P HILIPP , T HOMAS Z IEGLER , and W OLFGANG B HME
6.7. Varanus flavescens G ERARD V ISSER
6.8. Varanus indicus G IL D RYDEN and T HOMAS Z IEGLER
6.9. Varanus jobiensis K AI M. P HILIPP , W OLFGANG B HME , and T HOMAS Z IEGLER
6.10. Varanus juxtindicus W OLFGANG B HME , K AI M. P HILIPP , and T HOMAS Z IEGLER
6.11. Varanus komodoensis C LAUDIO C IOFI
6.12. Varanus kordensis H ANS J. J ACOBS
6.13. Varanus mabitang M AREN G AULKE
6.14. Varanus macraei W OLFGANG B HME and H ANS J. J ACOBS
6.15. Varanus melinus T HOMAS Z IEGLER and W OLFGANG B HME
6.16. Varanus olivaceus E RIC R. P IANKA
6.17. Varanus prasinus H ARRY W. G REENE
6.18. Varanus rudicollis D ANIEL B ENNETT
6.19. Varanus salvadorii H ANS -G EORG H ORN
6.20. Varanus salvator (Nominate Form) M AREN G AULKE and H ANS -G EORG H ORN
6.21. Varanus salvator (Subspecies) H ANS -G EORG H ORN and M AREN G AULKE
6.22. Varanus spinulosus K AI M. P HILIPP , T HOMAS Z IEGLER , and W OLFGANG B HME
6.23. Varanus timorensis D ENNIS R. K ING and L AWRENCE A. S MITH
6.24. Varanus yuwonoi K AI M. P HILIPP , T HOMAS Z IEGLER , and W OLFGANG B HME
7. Australian Varanid Species
7.1. Varanus acanthurus G IL D RYDEN
7.2. Varanus baritji M AX K ING
7.3. Varanus brevicauda E RIC R. P IANKA
7.4. Varanus caudolineatus G RAHAM T HOMPSON
7.5. Varanus eremius E RIC R. P IANKA
7.6. Varanus giganteus H ANS -G EORG H ORN and D ENNIS R. K ING
7.7. Varanus gilleni H ANS -G EORG H ORN
7.8. Varanus glauerti S AMUEL S. S WEET
7.9. Varanus glebopalma S AMUEL S. S WEET
7.10. Varanus gouldii G RAHAM T HOMPSON
7.11. Varanus keithhornei S TEVE I RWIN
7.12. Varanus kingorum M AX K ING
7.13. Varanus mertensi K EITH C HRISTIAN
7.14. Varanus mitchelli T IM S CHULTZ and S EAN D OODY
7.15. Varanus panoptes K EITH C HRISTIAN
7.16. Varanus pilbarensis D ENNIS R. K ING
7.17. Varanus primordius G RANT H USBAND and K EITH C HRISTIAN
7.18. Varanus rosenbergi D ENNIS R. K ING and R UTH A LLEN K ING
7.19. Varanus scalaris L AWRENCE A. S MITH , S AMUEL S. S WEET , and D ENNIS R. KING
7.20. Varanus semiremex E RIC R. P IANKA
7.21. Varanus spenceri J EFFREY M. L EMM and G AVIN S. B EDFORD
7.22. Varanus storri B ERND E IDENM LLER
7.23. Varanus tristis E RIC R. P IANKA
7.24. Varanus varius B RIAN W EAVERS
8. Other Varanoids
8.1. Overview of the Family Helodermatidae for Varanophiles D ANIEL D. B ECK
8.2. Heloderma horridum D ANIEL D. B ECK
8.3. Heloderma suspectum D ANIEL D. B ECK
8.4. Lanthanotus borneensis E RIC R. P IANKA
8.5. Estesia mongoliensis M ARK A. N ORELL
Part III
9. Evolution of Body Size and Reproductive Tactics E RIC R. P IANKA
10. Keeping Monitors in Captivity: A Biological, Technical, and Legislative Problem H ANS -G EORG H ORN
Glossary
Index
Color photos .
Contributors
Daniel D. Beck , Department of Biological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA
Gavin Bedford , Faculty of Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909 Australia
Daniel Bennett , 118 Sheffield Road, Glossop, SK13 8QU, United Kingdom
Wolfgang B hme , Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Keith Christian , Faculty of Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia
Claudio Ciofi, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 165 Prospect Street, Yale University, P.O. Box 208106, New Haven, CT 06520-8106, USA; present address, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica, Via Romana 17, Universit de Firenze, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Sean Doody, Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Gil Dryden, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Bernd Eidenm ller, Griesheimer Ufer 53, 65933 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Maren Gaulke, Bodenseestrasse 300, D-81249 M nchen, Germany
Harry W. Greene, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Corson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Hans-Georg Horn, Hasslinghauser Strasse 51, D-45549 Sprockh vel, Germany
Grant Husband, Territory Wildlife Park, P.O. Box 771, Palmerston, NT 0831, Australia
Steve Irwin, Queensland Reptile Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Hans J. Jacobs, Siekenweg 8, D-33178 Borchen, Germany
W. Bryan Jennings, Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; present address, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Dennis R. King (deceased), 9 Lawrence Close, Darlington, Western Australia 6070, Australia
Ruth Allen King, 9 Lawrence Close, Darlington, Western Australia 6070, Australia
Max King, Baupie, Balranald, NSW 2715, Australia
Jeffrey M. Lemm, Applied Conservation Division, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, USA 92112-0551
Sigrid Lenz, Am Wallgraben 8, 56751 Polch, Germany
Ralph E. Molnar, Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
Mark A. Norell, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA
Kai M. Philipp, Zoologische Staatssammlung, M nchhausenstra e 21, D-81247 M nchen, Germany
John ( Andy ) Phillips, San Diego Zoo, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
Eric R. Pianka, Integrative Biology C0930, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1064, USA
Tim Schultz, Faculty of Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia
Lawrence A. Smith, Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
Michael Stanner, 67 Kehilat Warsha Street, 69702 Tel Aviv, Israel
Samuel S. Sweet, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Graham Thompson, Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia
Gerard Visser, Rotterdam Zoological and Botanical Gardens, P.O. Box 532, 3000 AM Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Brian Weavers, New South Wales Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 39, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia
Thomas Ziegler , Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany; Present address: Zoologischer Garten K ln, Riehler Stra e 173, 50735 K ln, Germany
Acknowledgments
James O. Farlow helped us obtain an advance contract to publish this book with Indiana University Press. We thank the curators of the major Australian Museums for providing locality records from their collections and for allowing us to print t