Mariana Monitor

Varanus tsukamotoi

Classification

Class: Squamata
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae

Varanus tsukamotoi, the Mariana monitor or Saipan monitor, is a species of lizard of the family Varanidae. It is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, and has been introduced to Japan in the Marshall Islands. Etymology It was named by Kyukichi Kishida after Dr.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 133

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Mariana Monitor

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