Ackie Monitor

Ackie Monitor care at a glance

Adult length

60–70 cm (24–28 in)

Adult weight

200–450 g (7.1–15.9 oz)

Lifespan

15–20 years

Basking / warm side

60–65 °C (140–149 °F)

Cool side

26–29 °C (79–84 °F)

Night minimum

21 °C (70 °F)

Humidity

40–60%

UVB

Essential

Diet

Insects

Activity

Diurnal

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Basking figures are surface temperatures. Needs deep substrate for burrowing.

Typical values from common keeping practice. Individual animals and setups vary.

Ackie Monitor research

6 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Standard and maximal metabolic rates of goannas (Squamata:Varanidae)

  Physiological zoology · 1997 · cited 49 times

• Water and Energy Turnover in a Small Monitor Lizard, Varanus-Acanthurus

  Wildlife Research · 1990 · cited 20 times

• Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers for the Australian monitor lizard, Varanus acanthurus (Squamata: Varanidae) and their utility in other selected varanid species

  Molecular Ecology Notes · 2005 · cited 9 times

• Prevalence and Intensity of Abbreviata Travassos (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) in the Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus Boulenger in Northern Australia

  1983 · cited 6 times

• A new species of monitor (Reptilia: Platynota) from Northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens

  The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory · 1987 · cited 5 times

• Male lizards change their genital skin almost every day: squamate pan-epidermal synchrony refuted

  Canadian Journal of Zoology · 2001 · cited 3 times