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Orange species - Sustainable guide to monitor lizards |
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The orange species have a restricted geographical range or specific
habitat preferences. They are uncommon in the leather trade but some
species are popular in the wildlife trade. Theses species are very
rarely bred in captivity and almost impossible to find as captive bred
stock. Unless you have experience of breeding monitor lizards and want
to attempt to breed the se species in captivity, you should avoid them.
Varanus dumerilii
Varanus rudicollis
Varanus flavescens*
Varanus salvator group (some species)
Varanus salvadorii
Varanus prasinus?
Varanus yemenensis
Varanus caerulivirens
Varanus cerambonensis
Varanus doreanus
Varanus finschi
Varanus indicus
Varanus jobiensis
Varanus rainerguentheri
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The only obligate fruit-eaters among reptiles are three species of monitor lizard that live in the Philippines. Frugivorous vertebrates tend to be able to fly (almost all are bats and birds) and so these lizards have a unique ecological role as highly specialized and relatively immobile fruit eaters. Before this project started, the only studies of this unique giant and endangered lizard had involved killing the animals. We have developed a set of techniques that allow us to learn about these animals in a completely non-destructive way.