Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Varanidae Africa Asia Australia Malay Archipelago Middle East Pacific Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Varanus Biodiversity of the family Varanidae Bibliography of the genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards) (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Varanus in general Anonymous. 1928. Protection of monitor lizards. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 33: 185-187. Akeret, B. 2013. Erfahrungen mit dem Bau von Waranterrarien und der Haltung kleiner Varanus-Arten der Untergattung Odatria. Draco 14(53): 37-44. Arbuckle, K. 2009. Ecological function of venom in Varanus, with a compilation of dietary records from the literature. 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