Species profile—Varanus mertensi (Mertens' water monitor)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Varanidae (goannas or monitors) → Varanus mertensi (Mertens' water monitor)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Varanidae (goannas or monitors)
- Scientific name
- Varanus mertensi Glauert, 1951
- Common name
- Mertens' water monitor
- WildNet taxon ID
- 66
- Alternate name(s)
- Merten's water monitor
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=66.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
