Varanus scalaris
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Captive
bred V. scalaris (common form) Not in our collection.
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| In 1988 Varanus scalaris was seperated from Varanus similis. They inhabits the Northern part of Australia with several very different forms. They occupy rainforrest, dry forrest and the open land,reaching a size of approximately 50 cm. |
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Dead
hatchling of V. scalaris (pelewensis)
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| A very different
form named ”Pelewensis” is somewhat bigger and shows a distinct colour
pattern on the back with orange to purple markings unknown to the rest
of scalaris. Only very few scalaris are kept in captivity, but they are very easy animals. Unlike similis scalaris only prey upon the normal monitor food like insects and small rodents. They can be shy, but are not always so. |
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Captive
bred V. scalaris (pelewensis) female.
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| We have kept a pair of the ”Pelewensis” type and had more than 40 eggs without any successful hatching. They die as fully grown embryos. To the best of my knowledge this was the only pair outside Australia. |
