 Dumeril's monitor is a large lizard from southeast Asia about which very little is known. Until a few years ago they were not uncommon in the pet trade in Europe and the U.S.A. but breeding success with the species was very limited and today they rarely appear on dealers' lists. |
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In my Little Book of Monitor Lizards, published in 1995 I suggested that "the monitor lizards of Indonesia are a taxonomist's paradise, providing they do not get seasick". Since then four new species have been described from the region...
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 Varanus griseus is perhaps the most widespread extant monitor lizard. It is found from northwestern Africa through all deserts as far as western India. Within this range three subspecies are recognised; V. griseus griseus from Africa the Middle East and Iraq, V.griseus koniecznyi from eastern Afghanistan through Pakistan to India and V.griseus caspius from eastern Iran, western Afghanistan and the adjacent part of the U.S.S.R. |
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The following is a list of published papers that contain fabricated information about breeding Varanus lizards.
CARLZEN,H. 1982. Breeding green tree monitors. Herpetology Journal 12 (2):4-6.
LUTZ, M. 2006. Der Butaan (Varanus olivaceus), HALLOWELL 1856, Haltung
und erste erfolgreiche Nachzucht im Terrarium. Sauria 28 (4): 5-13
ZWINEBERG,A.J. 1972.Aqua.Terra.Z. 9(10):98-102. Varanus exanthematicus
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The Mampam Conservation Award for Cruelty to Reptiles, the Mampam Conservation Award for Mishandling and Abusing Reptiles and the Mampam Conservation Award for Disgraceful and Shameful Behaviour in Front of Impressionable Youth all go to Doctor Brady Barr of National Geographic. Congratulations to Doctor Brady Barr for his outstanding contributions in all these categories. Doctor Bardy Barr is invited to pick up his award, and hear his congratulatory speech, at a mutually convenient time and place.
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Butaan are so shy they frequently remain in a tree for more
than a week after being frightened. A large male we
rescued from a trap hid in a tree for 22 days before coming down!* . Most lizards do not appear traumatised by being caught and
released by scientists, and resume normal activity very quickly. But we think
that butaan, especially older individuals, may permanently alter their activity
areas after such an encounter. Because the animals are so shy, and highly
vulnerable to human disturbance, we have had to develop a range of techniques
that allow us to learn about them with the absolute minimum of interference.