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pattern and ecology: Varanids
Hi All,
The other day I was reviewing some Marine Biology materials - just to brush up on it for enjoyment, when I stumbled onto the following information:
Oceanic Islands By Nunn. Page 309:
Banded Iguana life in wet zone (Brachylopus fasciatus) vrs. crested iguana (B. vitiensis) more diffuse coloration adapted to life in dry zone w/more varied coloration.
Do this same pattern morphology and ecology work for Varanids as well as Fiji Iguanas? Is this banded phase (= wet zone) a trait more often seen in wet zone reptiles than the more diffuse pattern seen in drier climate regions for Fiji Iguana apply to monitors too?
V. dumerilii and V. rudicollis come to mind - as well as V. exanthematicus. How about V. salvator or V. bengalensis?
Thoughts? Ideas?
markb
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