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VARAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monitor
1, record 1, English, monitor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- monitor lizard 1, record 1, English, monitor%20lizard
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various large tropical Old World pleurodont lizards closely related to iguanas and constituting the genus Varanus and the family Varanidae and including an African lizard (V. niloticus) that destroys crocodile eggs. 2, record 1, English, - monitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
So called [from] the belief that such lizards give warning of the presence of crocodiles. 2, record 1, English, - monitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The monitors are widely distributed in the warmer regions of the Old World, being found in southern Asia, Africa (where they are called leguaans), the East Indies, and Australia (where they are called goannas). Leguaan, goanna, and guana are regional corruptions of iguana, mistakenly applied by European settlers to the monitor. 3, record 1, English, - monitor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- leguaan
- goanna
- guana
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Varan
1, record 1, French, Varan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La famille des Varanidés est très homogène et ne comprend qu'un seul genre, Varanus. [...] actuellement, on ne trouve plus de Varans qu'en Afrique, dans le sud de l'Asie, en Indonésie et surtout en Australie. 2, record 1, French, - Varan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On reconnaît aisément les Varans à leur cou mobile, à leurs griffes et à leurs dents acérées [...] Le géant de la famille est le Varan de Komodo [...] D'autres espèces sont arboricoles ou même amphibies, comme Varanus niloticus, qui se nourrit en particulier des œufs de Crocodile [...] 3, record 1, French, - Varan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reptiles y anfibios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- goana
1, record 1, Spanish, goana
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- varano 2, record 1, Spanish, varano
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En más de una ocasión hemos visto un goana (un gran lagarto) de Kangooro Island intentando comerse uno [equidna]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - goana
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