Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor

Black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Species:
V. insulanicus
Subspecies:
V. i. baritji
Trinomial name
Varanus insulanicus baritji
King & Horner, 1987

The black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus insulanicus baritji), also called commonly the black-spotted spiny-tailed monitor, the lemon-throated monitor, the northern ridge-tailed monitor, Whites monitor, and the yellow-throated monitor, is a subspecies of lizard in the family Varanidae. The subspecies is native to Australia's tropical Northern Territory. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is considered common and not threatened.[1] It was first described in 1987.[2] It is also known as White's dwarf goanna.[3]

  1. ^ a b Gillespie, G.; Greenlees, M.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; Vanderduys, E. (2018). "Varanus baritji". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T83777354A101752290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T83777354A101752290.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ King M, Horner P (1987). "A new species of monitor (Reptilia: Platynota) from Northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens". Beagle: The Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 4: 73−79. (Varanus baritji, new species).
  3. ^ Mampam.com