Varanus reisingeri
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| Varanus reisingeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Hapturosaurus |
| Species: | V. reisingeri |
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| Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker, 2005 | |
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Varanus reisingeri, known commonly as Reisinger's tree monitor and the Yellow tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. It was at one point at least considered an allopatric insular subspecies of the green tree monitor, due to physical and genetic similarities.[3]
The specific name, reisingeri, is in honor of Manfred Reisinger, a German naturalist and reptile breeder.[4]
Geographic range
Varanus reisingeri is found on the island of Misool in West Papua, Indonesia.[2]
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