Spiny-tailed monitor

Spiny-tailed monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. acanthurus
Binomial name
Varanus acanthurus
Boulenger, 1885
Subspecies
  • V. a. acanthurus
  • V. a. brachyurus
  • V. a. insulanicus
Distribution of the spiny-tailed monitor

The spiny-tailed monitor[2] (Varanus acanthurus), also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the ridge-tailed monitor[3] the Ackie dwarf monitor, and colloquially simply ackie monitor,[4] is an Australian species of lizard belonging to the genus of monitor lizards (Varanus).

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  4. ^ "Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-08-28.