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Spotted Tree Monitor

Varanus similis

Classification

Family
Varanidae

Varanus similis, known commonly as the Similis monitor or spotted tree monitor, is a small species of monitor lizard found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy It was originally described as a subspecies of the Timor monitor (Varanus timorensis similis) by German herpetologist Robert Mertens in 1958. It was described as a separate species by Hans-Peter Berghof in 2001, with the type locality being Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory.

Distribution

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