Varanus giganteus (perentie): Arboreal activity

Kari F. Soennichsen; Brett Bartek; Cody Davis Godwin; Simon Clulow; David Rhind; Christopher J L Murray; Jean Sean Doody

Varanus giganteus (perentie): Arboreal activity

Kari F. Soennichsen, Brett Bartek, Cody Davis Godwin, Simon Clulow, David Rhind, Christopher J L Murray, Jean Sean Doody

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Abstract

Varanus giganteus is considered the terrestrial apex predator in arid Australia (Jones 1985. Rec. Aus. Mus. 12:379–387; Pianka 1982. W. Austral. Nat. 15:1–8; Stirling 1912. Trans. Roy. Soc. Aus. 36:26–33). The only previously recorded reports of tree climbing involved avoidance behavior from humans (Mertens 1942. Abh. Senckb. Naturforsch. Ges. 462:235–391; Horn and Visser 1988. Salamandra 24:102–118). However, in five months of radio-tracking V. giganteus in Central Australia, we made numerous observations of tree climbing not associated with the human approach, suggesting this behavior may be common.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	794-796
Number of pages	3
Journal	Herpetolgiocal Review
Volume	50
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Varanus giganteus (perentie): Arboreal activity

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