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05-11-2006, 05:46 PM
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Varanus telenestes
Does anybody know where I can find pictures of the type specimen of V. telenestes. I can't find any information anywhere and it's driving me crazy, so any help you can offer will be massively appreciated.
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05-11-2006, 05:49 PM
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Shoot slithers...your too fast...lol
Brandenberg (1983) noted that the populations of emerald monitors (Varanus prasinus) on some islands off western New Guinea did not differ markedly from those on the mainland. However the isolated population on Rossel Island at the eastern tip of the Louisiade Archipelago were considered a new species by Sprackland (1990) and named Varanus telenesetes. It has a mottled rather than unpatterned underside and the enlarged scales on the soles of the feet are light rather than dark. Only a single specimen is known which measures 21.7cm SVL, 42.5cm TL. Nothing is known of its way of life.
this was out of the LITTLE BOOK OF MONITORS by Daniel Bennet.
Not very helpful Im afraid, but it looks as if the Rossel Island Monitors are veyr new and quite rare? Are you trying to get one?
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05-11-2006, 05:59 PM
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Shoot slithers...your too fast...lol
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didnt mean to steal your glory! lol...but you are right...they are very rare indeed.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Bennet
Only a single specimen is known which measures 21.7cm SVL, 42.5cm TL. Nothing is known of its way of life
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05-11-2006, 06:28 PM
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Amercnwmn, I'm not actively seeking telenestes at the moment but if some were available I would definitely be interested! I used to have a lot more tree monitors than I do now (one pair each of macraei and prasinus at the moment) and it would be nice to add some more species to the collection (of couse if I did add anything more to the current collection I would probably be sectioned under the Mental Health Act, way too many scaley friends at the moment, more than regular people friends truth be told hahahaha)
Regards, AJS
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05-11-2006, 06:31 PM
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Oh, well then I am certainly certifiable..I have like 2 friends none that call me, and everyone else is online or in tanks!...eeks.
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