Kingdom Animalia Class Sauropsida Suborder Lacertilia Scientific name Varanus lirungensis | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Infraorder Anguimorpha Rank Species | |
Similar Turquoise monitor, Ceram mangrove monitor, Finsch's monitor, Sago monitor, Varanus rainerguentheri | ||
The Lirung monitor (Varanus lirungensis) is a species of monitor lizards on the Talaud Islands in Indonesia. It was recently discovered by André Koch, a German scientist from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, during a joint German-Indonesian research project. Koch stated the discovery was important, "because it illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia."
Description
The known Lirung monitor specimen has a total length of about 80 cm. Its belly is yellow-grey with some darker cross bands.
References
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