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Post by Venomous Dragon on Dec 6, 2015 10:34:02 GMT 5
i cant make a positive ID myself either but if i had to guess id say gould's monitor
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Dec 16, 2015 0:45:22 GMT 5
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Post by Apex on Dec 16, 2015 5:25:21 GMT 5
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Dec 17, 2015 22:58:30 GMT 5
predation on an eastern water dragon
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Jan 5, 2016 9:05:29 GMT 5
well, just noticed the above video was posted before. my bad...
anyway, Interesting defensive behaviors of the Spencer's plain monitor, documented in Varanoid lizards of the world
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 5, 2016 10:38:58 GMT 5
well, just noticed the above video was posted before. my bad...
anyway, Interesting defensive behaviors of the Spencer's plain monitor, documented in Varanoid lizards of the world
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Post by Apex on Jan 6, 2016 21:18:32 GMT 5
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Jan 16, 2016 4:48:14 GMT 5
interesting report of a perentie breaking the legs of a dog with its tail  link |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 16, 2016 6:39:34 GMT 5
interesting report of a perentie breaking the legs of a dog with its tail linki have always held the position that large enough monitors lizards were capable of such damage with a tail strike (i however mostly attributed this to the much larger ora almost exclusively). i simply could not except that humans are capable of breaking bones with strikes but a large enough lizard would not be. im glad to see there are at least some accounts that lend my position validity |
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Jan 19, 2016 8:45:57 GMT 5
Related, what do you think of this VD?  from here |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 19, 2016 12:34:06 GMT 5
Related, what do you think of this VD? from hereInteresting, is there any info on species? |
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Jan 19, 2016 13:30:55 GMT 5
Related, what do you think of this VD? from hereInteresting, is there any info on species? I believe it's the nile monitor. |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 19, 2016 14:05:04 GMT 5
Interesting, is there any info on species? I believe it's the nile monitor. then i can understand the talk of the powerful muscles as Niles have a crushing bite and i could easily see a lizard doing quite bit of damage to soft thin tissue like the ear quite quickly. in the second piece the transition from talking about the fight to a suggested method of dispatching prey is a tad awkward in my opinion and im not sure if he has come to the correct conclusion, to me it sounded more like the behavior witnessed when a monitor lizard is attempting to tear apart larger food items into more manageable pieces, a behavior that relies heavily on claw raking and holding the item down while pulling up on it with the jaws. if that is the case i would find it less surprising if the lizard in question had modified this behavior in an attempt to tear the dog's ear off than this being some kind of defensive grappling or killing method i have yet to encounter prior to this. |
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Jan 23, 2016 6:07:19 GMT 5
My thoughts as well.. thought this should probably be posted here; from the book Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity There's also this account of sand monitor/V.gilleni interaction, i thought was pretty interesting to read  |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jan 23, 2016 9:38:13 GMT 5
the Australian Varanids never cease to impress me, with the sole exception of V.griseus i just couldn't see any other group of monitors seeing any animal close to their own size, let alone another monitor lizard, as a prey item.
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