Descripzione

È il secondo varano più grande al mondo, dopo il Drago di Komodo. Possiede un corpo allungato e muscoloso, una coda lunga, schiacciata lateralmente e molto muscolosa. Può essere di colore grigio talpa, marrone scuro o oliva, con macchie gialle o bianche disposte a cerchio che formano come delle strisce sulle sue spalle. Il ventre è di colore biancastro con strisce più scure.

Comportamento

Beschreibung

Es ist der zweitgrößte Waran nach dem Komodowaran. Er hat einen länglichen, muskulösen Körper mit einem seitlich zusammengedrückten, sehr muskulösen Schwanz. Seine Färbung ist graubraun, dunkelbraun oder olivgrün mit gelben oder weißen Flecken, die in Kreisen angeordnet sind und auf ihrem Rücken wie Bänder aussehen. Der Bauch ist weißlich und weist dunklere Bänder auf.

Verhalten

La description
C’est le deuxième plus grand varan au monde, juste derrière le Dragon de Komodo. Son corps est allongé et musclé, avec une longue queue, comprimée sur les côtés et très musclée. Il est de couleur gris brun, marron foncé ou olive, avec des taches jaunes ou blanches disposées en cercles qui forment des bandes sur son dos. Le ventre est de couleur blanchâtre, avec des bandes plus foncées.

Description
Monitor lizards are the second largest types of lizard in the world, after the Komodo dragon. They have long, muscular bodies and long, muscular and laterally slim tails. They are brownish-grey, dark brown or olive coloured, with yellow or white patches arranged in circles which look like bands on its back. Their stomachs are off white with darker bands.

Description
This is one of the largest primates in the New World. It has a spherical trunk and long, slender limbs. The arms are slightly longer than the legs and the animals have a very long tail. They usually have a black fur with yelowish belly and sides.

Description
These are medium-large sized lizards of between 18 and 40cm with flat, rounded bodies and very strong, spiny tails, from which they take their name. The colouring of this saurian is very varied. Adults have a black colour on which yellow, green and orange colours stand out, accentuated in the mating season or when high temperatures are reached during sun exposure.

Description
It is a small cockatoo. Its plumage is white, except for the lower part of the wings and the tail, with hints of yellow. The feathers of the crest, the cheeks and the breast have a pink coloured base. The beak is grey. The bare skin around the eyes is pale blue. The males have a dark brown iris while the female iris is reddish brown.

Description
Small, easily recognisable cockatoo. The head, neck  and lower body are a reddish pink colour, with a paler pink crest, and the lower parts of the back, wings and tail are grey.

Description
A small owl with very variable colors; generally the back is grey-brown with brownish streaks and the underparts whitish with some black streaks and very fine brownish lines. The facial disc is white with a blackish border. The large eyes have yellow irises. The bill is greenish-grey with a grey tip and the legs are grey to brown. They have small but evident ear tufts that can be raised or folded back as if they were ears. 

Descripción
Lagartos de tamaño mediano-grande de entre 18 y 40 cm con el cuerpo aplanado y redondeado y una cola espinosa y muy fuerte que les da nombre. La coloración de este saurio es muy variable. Los adultos tienen un fondo negro sobre el que destacan colores amarillos, verdes y naranjas que se acentúan en la época del celo o cuando alcanzan altas temperaturas asoleándose.