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Contents
Dedication
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Part I
1. Introduction Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King
2. The Long and Honorable History of Monitors and Their Kin Ralph E. Molnar
3. Biogeography and Phylogeny of Varanoids Ralph E. Molnar and Eric R. Pianka
4. Tempo and Timing of the Australian Varanus Radiation W. Bryan Jennings and Eric R. Pianka
Part II
Introduction to Part II: Species Accounts
5. African Varanid Species
5.1. Varanus albigularis John ("Andy") Phillips
5.2. Varanus exanthematicus Daniel Bennett
5.3. Varanus griseus Michael Stanner
5.4. Varanus niloticus Sigrid Lenz
5.5. Varanus ornatus Wolfgang Böhme and Thomas Ziegler
5.6. Varanus yemenensis Wolfgang Böhme
6. Asian Varanid Species
6.1. Varanus bengalensis Eric R. Pianka
6.2. Varanus caerulivirens Thomas Ziegler, Wolfgang Böhme, and Kai M. Philipp
6.3. Varanus cerambonensis Kai M. Philipp, Thomas Ziegler, and Wolfgang Böhme
6.4. Varanus doreanus Wolfgang Böhme, Kai M. Philipp, and Thomas Ziegler
6.5. Varanus dumerilii Daniel Bennett
6.6. Varanus finschi Kai M. Philipp, Thomas Ziegler, and Wolfgang Böhme
6.7. Varanus flavescens Gerard Visser
6.8. Varanus indicus Gil Dryden and Thomas Ziegler
6.9. Varanus jobiensis Kai M. Philipp, Wolfgang Böhme, and Thomas Ziegler
6.10. Varanus juxtindicus Wolfgang Böhme, Kai M. Philipp, and Thomas Ziegler
6.11. Varanus komodoensis Claudio Ciofi
6.12. Varanus kordensis Hans J. Jacobs
6.13. Varanus mabitang Maren Gaulke
6.14. Varanus macraei Wolfgang Böhme and Hans J. Jacobs
6.15. Varanus melinus Thomas Ziegler and Wolfgang Böhme
6.16. Varanus olivaceus Eric R. Pianka
6.17. Varanus prasinus Harry W. Greene
6.18. Varanus rudicollis Daniel Bennett
6.19. Varanus salvadorii Hans-Georg Horn
6.20. Varanus salvator Maren Gaulke and Hans-Georg Horn
6.21. Varanus salvator (subspecies) Hans-Georg Horn and Maren Gaulke
6.22. Varanus spinulosus Kai M. Philipp, Thomas Ziegler, and Wolfgang Böhme
6.23. Varanus timorensis Dennis R. King and Laurie A. Smith
6.24. Varanus yuwonoi Kai M. Philipp, Thomas Ziegler, and Wolfgang Böhme
7. Australian Varanid Species
7.1. Varanus acanthurus Gil Dryden
7.2. Varanus baritji Max King
7.3. Varanus brevicauda Eric R. Pianka
7.4. Varanus caudolineatus Graham Thompson
7.5. Varanus eremius Eric R. Pianka
7.6. Varanus giganteus Hans-Georg Horn and Dennis R. King
7.7. Varanus gilleni Hans-Georg Horn
7.8. Varanus glauerti Samuel S. Sweet
7.9. Varanus glebopalma Samuel S. Sweet
7.10. Varanus gouldii Graham Thompson
7.11. Varanus keithhornei Steve Irwin
7.12. Varanus kingorum Max King
7.13. Varanus mertensi Keith Christian
7.14. Varanus mitchelli Tim Schultz and Sean Doody
7.15. Varanus panoptes Keith Christian
7.16. Varanus pilbarensis Dennis R. King
7.17. Varanus primordius Grant Husband and Keith Christian
7.18. Varanus rosenbergi Dennis R. King and Ruth Allen King
7.19. Varanus scalaris Laurie A. Smith, Samuel S. Sweet, and Dennis R. King
7.20. Varanus semiremex Eric R. Pianka
7.21. Varanus spenceri Jeffrey M. Lemm and Gavin S. Bedford
7.22. Varanus storri Bernd Eidenmüller
7.23. Varanus tristis Eric R. Pianka
7.24. Varanus varius Brian Weavers
8. Other Varanoids
8.1. Overview of the Family Helodermatidae for Varanophiles Daniel D. Beck
8.2. Heloderma horridum Daniel D. Beck
8.3. Heloderma suspectum Daniel D. Beck
8.4. Lanthanotus borneensis Eric R. Pianka
8.5. Estesia mongoliensis Mark A. Norell
Part III
9. Evolution of Body Size and Reproductive Tactics Eric R. Pianka
10. Keeping Monitors in Captivity: A Biological, Technical, and Legislative Problem Hans-Georg Horn
11. Phylogeny, Biogeography, Implications for Lung and Genital Morphology, and a New Rankless Nomenclature of Varanus Jennifer C. Ast
Glossary
Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Monitor lizards