Mertens' Water Monitor

Mertens' Water Monitor research

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

• Population‐level declines in Australian predators caused by an invasive species

  Animal Conservation · 2009 · cited 179 times

• Cane toads reduce the abundance and site occupancy of Merten’s water monitor (Varanus mertensi)

  Wildlife Research · 2007 · cited 80 times

• Oxygen transfer during aerobic exercise in a varanid lizard Varanus mertensi is limited by the circulation.

  The Journal of experimental biology · 2002 · cited 33 times

• Claw morphometrics in monitor lizards: Variable substrate and habitat use correlate to shape diversity within a predator guild.

  Ecology and evolution · 2018 · cited 29 times

• Diet and foraging behaviour of the semi-aquatic Varanus mertensi (Reptilia : Varanidae)

  Wildlife Research · 2005 · cited 27 times

• Telemetry tagging methods for some freshwater reptiles

  Marine and Freshwater Research · 2009 · cited 23 times

• Energetics and Water Flux in a Semiaquatic Lizard, Varanus mertensi

  Copeia · 1996 · cited 23 times

• Invasive toads shift predator-prey densities in animal communities by removing top predators.

  Ecology · 2015 · cited 20 times

Mertens' Water Monitor natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.