Varanus Teriae
Sprackland 1991.
Blue-nosed guanna.
Varanus teriae was described from animals previously
assigned to
V.prasinus by Czerchura (1980). It is
believed to have a very restricted range of possibly less
than 100km
2 in the Iron and Mcllwraith ranges of the
Cape York Peninsular in Queensland (McDonald
et al 1991). It is more heavily built than other monitors of the
prasinus' group and is distinguished by its conical throat scales and unusual pattern. A colour
drawing is provided by Sprackland (1992). Near the Claudie River they have been seen
foraging in leaf litter and on trees and are known to feed on insects (orthopterans, roaches
and beetles - Irwin 1994).
Attribution / Courtesy:
Daniel Bennett. 1995. A Little Book of Monitor Lizards. Viper Press U.K.
