The species may be referred to as the floodplains goanna in the northern regions of Australia. The epithet panoptes was inspired by a mythological figure with one hundred eyes, the protector of Princess Io named Argus Panoptes. A population that discovered in southern New Guinea that was recognised as having a close affinity to the description of this species. The nominate subspecies occurring across the north of mainland Australia, Arnhem Land, the Kimberley and Cape York Peninsula.
The holotype of this subspecies was obtained near Cue, Western Australia, at the midwest of the continent, and the population is endemic to the north and west of that state. Three subspecies are recognised by the Australian Faunal Directory and the Reptile Database: By issuing an opinion on the various taxonomic considerations, the voting members conserved the name published with John Edward Gray's description and stabilised the nomenclature of this species name. The describing author discovered that the specimen selected as the type of Varanus gouldii was in fact assignable to this species, recently described by reptile specialist Glenn Storr.
Ī third subspecies was published in 1988, based on specimens from southern New Guinea. Early collections and descriptions of the region's species have historically been uncertain, leading the ICZN to issue an opinion that related to this taxon. The trust is much longer to get.but their intelligence, size and attitude makes them awesome animal.The first description of the species was provided in a revision of the varanids of Western Australia, where the family is represented by diverse taxa in a wide variety of habitats. You need to be much more patient with them than a Tegus.
Then see if you like the monitor world enough to get an Argus monitor or a Black Throat Monitor. I would suggest you to get an ackie monitor first. They are quite heavy and will stay in your arms for a very short period of time.įinally, I could say that Argus monitor are for "intermediated" monitor keeper. Handling such a big lizard is not confortable for them, either for you.
Where is the argus monitor from free#
Meat,turkey,fish,locust,crickets,worm, beetle, roaches, rodent, quails and an occasionnal eggs could be good.Īs I said, Argus monitor are very curious, so they need a lot of free roaming to keep them in good health and satisfied there curiosity. Taking him on a leash.if you mean the monitor lead, you follow, it's okay, but if you want it to follow you just like a little dog.don't get a argus monitor.Īrgus monitor are Carnivorius. They will probably try to run away.good luck to catch them, they are pretty fast. If you let him free roaming outside he/she won't follow you. Trusting a monitor to 100% is a bad mistake. Make sure that the enclosure is escape proof.they are incredibly intelligent and strong.if there is a simple weakness.they will find it and break out! Like many monitor they need a very hot basking spot and require a high humidity. They need en enclosure of 8x4x4, preferably a 10x5x5feet. You will see them a lot "trepoding" (standing on their two back legs and putting a good part of their weight on their tail) to have a better view of the field. The bad thing is that if you interfere the will probably lead to a bite.Īrgus monitor are reputated to be the most curious monitor of all. The good thing is that Argus monitor generally hiss before biting. Hmmm, argus monitor has good and bad temperament.