Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus panoptes. Wikispecies has information related to Varanus (Varanus) panoptes. Night-time temperatures may drop 20 ☏ (11.1 ☌) or more if the opportunity to warm up the next day exists. panoptes prefer to bask each morning and return to bask as needed to maintain optimal body temperatures at 80 to 90 ☏ (26.7 to 32.2 ☌). If left to wander freely on open ground, their ability to suddenly flee makes escape likely. They do not like to be restrained, and can use their sharp claws in their attempts to squirm free. panoptes are husky lizards that can be a challenge to physically handle. Varanus panoptes are fed insects, fish and mice. Many individuals of this species are captive bred as a conservation effort against poisoning from the cane toad infestation of the species’ native range. It is estimated that numbers have dropped by as much as 90% in many areas. Recent studies suggest that the cane toad infestation, a novel and toxic species, has severely damaged the population structure of Varanus panoptes within the Top End. It uses this organ in the same manner as snakes and other varanids do and can often be seen flicking their tongues in search of a meal. Like all monitors, Varanus panoptes has a forked tongue and a vomeronasal organ in the roof of its mouth. Varanus panoptes have great senses, with smell being the most acute. Spiny-tailed goannas and Kimberley rock monitors are eaten regularly. Varanus panoptes frequently preys on the dwarf monitors that it shares its range with.
In captivity, this monitor has been observed swinging rodent prey around rapidly by the tail in what appears to be an attempt to stun the animal, before biting at the prey's neck. They hunt for prey by keying in on movement, chasing it down and overpowering it. This includes fish, crabs, small birds, rodents, insects and even other monitors. Its prey consists of almost anything that it can overpower. In Arnhem Land, they lay 6 to 13 eggs between January and February. This habit provides them a unique characteristic that separates them from most other monitors. They exhibit this behavior regularly in captivity. This unusual behavior is used to spot potential prey or enemies from a distance or when they are threatened. Varanus panoptes will often "tripod" in captivity and in the wild, raising up on their hind legs and supporting themselves with their tail. Varanus panoptes is riparian in habits and as such, it can usually be found around a permanent source of water. These large lizards are quite fast and will run up to 100 meters away to the nearest tree or burrow when they are chased. Despite this, they will eagerly forage in trees and in the water. This species is an avid digger and will dig large burrows or take over an already existing burrow, where they spend a sizable portion of their time. They are primarily terrestrial, meaning they spend a great deal of time on the ground. Varanus panoptes is a versatile predator and inhabits a large variety of biomes and habitats. The species may be referred to as the floodplains goanna in the northern regions of Australia. The epithet panoptes was inspired by a mythological figure with one hundred eyes, the protector of Princess Io named Argus Panoptes.
A population that discovered in southern New Guinea that was recognised as having a close affinity to the description of this species. The nominate subspecies occurring across the north of mainland Australia, Arnhem Land, the Kimberley and Cape York Peninsula. Varanus panoptes panoptes, Storr, 1980.(rubidus referring to its reddish coloration) The holotype of this subspecies was obtained near Cue, Western Australia, at the midwest of the continent, and the population is endemic to the north and west of that state. Three subspecies are recognised by the Australian Faunal Directory and the Reptile Database: By issuing an opinion on the various taxonomic considerations, the voting members conserved the name published with John Edward Gray's description and stabilised the nomenclature of this species name. The describing author discovered that the specimen selected as the type of Varanus gouldii was in fact assignable to this species, recently described by reptile specialist Glenn Storr. Ī third subspecies was published in 1988, based on specimens from southern New Guinea. Early collections and descriptions of the region's species have historically been uncertain, leading the ICZN to issue an opinion that related to this taxon. The first description of the species was provided in a revision of the varanids of Western Australia, where the family is represented by diverse taxa in a wide variety of habitats.
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