Emerald tree monitor / Green tree monitor (Varanus beccarii (Schlegel - 1839).)

Common Name: Emerald tree monitor / Green tree monitor

Scientific Name: Varanus beccarii (Schlegel - 1839).

Distribution: New Guinea.

Surroundings: 100% Tree dweller (mangroves, cocoa plantations, palm forests and rainforests).

Habitat: Tropical and Subtropical

Length: 75 - 100 cm.

Pattern and color: black.

Sex determination: Males are larger in general; They have larger heads and the base of the male tail is more triangularly shaped. The base of the tail of female animals tends to be more roundly shaped.

Enclosure size: Advised: 100 * 70 * 100 for a pair (l*w*h). At least 100 cm high!!

Animals per enclosure: These animals can be kept in small groups.

Temperature: Daytime gradient: 22º-28º Celsius

Daytime baskingspot: 40º-50º Celsius

Nighttime: +18º Celsius

Diet: Insects, small reptiles, small birds and mammals.

Humidity: +70%

Remarks: This black monitor is one of the few monitor species with the ability to use its tail as a fifth limb. Closely related species are V.prasinus, V.boehmei, V.bogerti, V.keithhornei, V.macraei, V.telenesetes and V.reisingeri.


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