| septicaemia in emerald monitors (varanus prasinus schlegel 1839) caused by streptococcus agalactiae acquired from mice. | the present study was performed to investigate both the identity and the source of the bacteria responsible for a fatal septicaemia observed in a group of three subadult emerald monitors (varanus prasinus schlegel 1839). the emerald monitors were necropsied and examined by light microscopy, including immunohistology, and by electron microscopy. tissue samples were additionally submitted for bacteriological, virological and parasitological examinations. the virological and parasitological results ... | 2003 | 12935754 |
| varanid herpesvirus 1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (varanus prasinus). | stomatitis is a common problem in lizards, and the etiologies of stomatitis in lizards are not well understood. four green tree monitor lizards (varanus prasinus) from two different collections were evaluated because of proliferative stomatitis. degenerate pcr primers targeting a conserved region of herpesvirus dna-dependent dna polymerase were used to amplify and sequence a product from gingival tissue of three of four lizards (cases 1, 3, and 4). dna in situ hybridization of tissues from three ... | 2004 | 15627519 |
| tracing the diet of the monitor lizard varanus mabitang by stable isotope analyses (delta(15)n, delta(13)c). | in this study, we used analyses of stable isotopes of nitrogen (delta(15)n) and carbon (delta(13)c) to determine the trophic ecology of the monitor lizard varanus mabitang. stable isotopes from claws, gut contents, and soft tissues were measured from the type specimen. samples from varanus olivaceus, varanus prasinus, varanus salvator, the herbivorous agamid lizard hydrosaurus pustulatus, and some plant matter were included for comparison. our data show a rapid decrease in delta(13)c (about 10 p ... | 2002 | 12384723 |