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Monitor Lizard

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Name: Monitor Lizard

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Climate change and megafaunal extinction in Sahul [Perspectives]

Around 88 large vertebrate taxa disappeared from Sahul sometime during the Pleistocene, with the majority of losses (54 taxa) clearly taking place within the last 400,000 years. The largest was the 2.8-ton browsing Diprotodon optatum, whereas the ∼100- ... [Published PNAS - May 07 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Thylacoleo, Diprotodon, Monitor Lizard

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

The West Australian

Finishing touches on contingency gas (The West Australian)

It was sold as a way to prevent a crisis like Apache Energy's $2.4 billion Varanus gas explosion from crippling the local economy again.Almost five years after WA's worst industrial disaster, Australia's biggest natural gas infrastructure business - APA ... [Published West Australian - May 06 2013]

Entities: Steve Lewis, Monitor Lizard, The West Australian, APA Group Ltd

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

How to Calm a Lizard From Stress

_ Habitat AdjustmenOften, a lizard will become stressed because its captive environment is deficient in some area. Be sure the temperature range, lighting, substrate and cage size are appropriate for the species. In many cases, adjusting these parameters ... [Published EHow.com - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Lizard, Species, Gecko

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Leaping Lizards! 5 foot long Monitor found in El Mirage

It's a discovery that had some people saying "leaping lizards" after a monitor lizard was discovered wandering around the west valley Tuesday morning.The Black Throated Monitor lizard is about five feet long and it's not native to Arizona. It's a species ... [Published FOX 10 Phoenix - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Lizard, Monitor Lizard, Herpetology

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Facts on Pet Monitor Lizards

_ Some Species Become Very Large Monitor lizards differ in size greatly throughout the clade, and the largest species are at least 10 times the length of the smallest species. Prospective owners should be very careful to select from the smaller end of ... [Published EHow.com - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Monitor Lizard, Species, Lizard

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Florida's problem with nonnative species (Photos)

Florida has an ideal climate for visitors looking for some fun in the sun, as well as retirees wanting to get away from winter heating bills and shoveling snow. With temperatures staying in the mild to moderate range year round, Florida is also the perfect ... [Published Examiner.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Species, Monitor Lizard, Hurricane Andrew

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Finishing touches on contingency gas (The West Australian) [Published West Australian - May 06 2013]

"This could have been an animal that just literally has gotten away from its owner, maybe they're out of town, it somehow managed to break through a door or something like that and it got out" said Daniel Marchand, who is the curator at the Phoenix Herpetological Society

Leaping Lizards! 5 foot long Monitor found in El Mirage [Published FOX 10 Phoenix - Apr 25 2013]

Chitwan National Park (‘Chitwan’ means "in the heart of the jungle’) covers 932 sq. km. in the flat lowland region of southern Nepal which is listed in the World Heritage Site of UNESCO and regarded as on of the best managed park in Asia. It is one of the most important sub-tropical parks on the Indian subcontinent with populations of the endangered Royal BengalBengal tiger, Greater One-horned rhinoceros, Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), Wild AsianAsian elephant, Gaur, Golden MonitorMonitor lizard, Gharial crocodile and many more. Day to day trip itinerary"

Kathmandu Chitwan tour with newnepaltrekking.com [Published Prlog - Apr 15 2013]