Black-headed monitor

Black-headed monitor
Freckled monitor (V. t. orientalis)
Black-headed monitor (V. t. tristis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. tristis
Binomial name
Varanus tristis
Schlegel, 1839
Subspecies
  • V. t. tristis
  • V. t. orientalis
Natural range of the black-headed monitor

The black-headed monitor or black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis) is a relatively small species of monitor lizards native to Australia. It is occasionally also called the mournful monitor, freckled monitor (Varanus tristis orientalis) or the racehorse monitor,[2] a name it shares with the Gould's monitor due to their exceptional speed. It is placed in the subgenus Odatria.[3]

  1. ^ Ellis, R.; Wilson, S.; Doughty, P.; Oliver, P. (2018). "Varanus tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T83779050A101752380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T83779050A101752380.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bennett, Daniel (1 January 1995). A little book of monitor lizards. Viper Press. pp. 129–132.
  3. ^ "Varanus tristis description". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-01.