BIAWAK         ISSN: 1936-296X

Biawak is the official peer-reviewed journal of the IVIG. Released biannually, Biawak publishes original articles and notes which pertain to the biology and captive husbandry of monitor lizards, as well as book reviews, historical accounts, veterinary reports, innovative techniques, bibliographies, commentaries, translations, and digests of current varanid research.

New issues of Biawak are available for download by IVIG members. Full-length articles are also available for individual download from this website. Biawak is currently indexed by the Directory of Open Access Journals, the Zoological Record, and Thompson Biology Browser database.

All enthusiasts, regardless of educational or scientific backgrounds, are encouraged to contribute to Biawak. Papers published in Biawak are of a semi-technical to non-technical nature. Before submitting a manuscript, please consult the Author's Guidelines for proper styling and formatting. 

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Current Issue:

 Vol. 14 No. 1&2
 

Complete Issue                                                   PDF

Cover and Inset                                                  PDF

Organizational News                                          PDF

News Notes                                                        PDF

A Tribute to the Life and Career of Daniel Bennett (1966-2020)                                                      PDF

Adverse Reactions to the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva) by Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis) at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens                                                                            PDF

EMILYL FYFE

A Note on Longevity in the Quince Monitor in a European Zoo and Potential Needs for Maintaining a Sustainable Population Under Human Care   PDF

ANNA RAUHAUS & THOMAS ZIEGLER

The Trade of Live Monitor Lizards (Varanidae) in the Philippines                                                PDF

EMERSON Y. SY & ANTONIO N. LORENZO II

Death Investigation: Does Post-mortem Scavenging by Animals Always Make it Difficult?             PDF 

N.D.N.A. MENDIS & Y.M.G. ILLANGARATHNE BANDA

Notes on the Role of Varanus griseus as a Likely Top Diurnal Predator                                         PDF

MICHAEL STANNER

A Case of Arboreality in an Adult Water Monitor (Varanus salvator macromaculatus)                 PDF

MICHAEL STANNER

Occurrence of the Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator Laurenti, 1768) in Faridpur, Bangladesh.                                                     PDF    

NAIM KHANDAKAR, DELIP K. DAS & ASHK J. GALIB.

An Annotated Bibliography of Captive Reproduction in Monitor Lizards (Varanidae: Varanus). Part V. Varanus.                               PDF

ROBERT W. MENDYK

Nocturnal Hunting Activity of Varanus salvator in Goa Lalay Cave, Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia    PDF

MYKE CLARKSON & DEVON MASSYN

Recent Publications                                            PDF