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Tanimbar monitor

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Tanimbar monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Species:
V. tanimbar
Binomial name
Varanus tanimbar
Weijola & Kraus, 2023

The Tanimbar monitor (Varanus tanimbar) is a species of monitor lizard native to the Tanimbar archipelago of Maluku, Indonesia.[1] It was first described in 2023 using specimens that were preserved at the Western Australian Museum.[2] Another species of Varanus, the Louisiade monitor, was described in the same study.

Distribution

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Varanus tanimbar is the only species of monitor lizard native to the Tanimbar Islands, where it resides on the two largest islands: Yamdena and Selaru.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Weijola, Valter; Kraus, Fred (2023-04-14). "Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus ) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus". Journal of Natural History. 57 (13–16): 947–975. doi:10.1080/00222933.2023.2218574. ISSN 0022-2933.
  2. ^ Pflughoeft, Aspen (August 11, 2023). "'Secretive' creature —with sharp claws — found lurking on island. It's a new species". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 16, 2023.