Black tree monitor

Black tree monitor[1]
Taken at Zoo d'Amnéville
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Hapturosaurus
Species:
V. beccarii
Binomial name
Varanus beccarii
(Doria, 1874)[3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Monitor beccarii
    Doria, 1874
  • Monitor kordensis beccarii
    — de Rooij, 1915
  • Varanus prasinus beccarii
    — Mertens, 1941
  • Varanus beccarii
    — Sprackland, 1991
  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) beccarii
    — Ziegler et al., 2007

The black tree monitor or Beccari's monitor (Varanus beccarii) is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is a relatively small member of the family, growing to about 90–120 cm (35–47 in) in total length (including tail). V. beccarii is endemic to the Aru Islands off New Guinea, living in an arboreal habitat. The skin color of adults is completely black, to which one common name refers.[5]

  1. ^ "Varanus beccarii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  2. ^ Shea, G.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2016). "Varanus beccarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42485677A42485686. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485677A42485686.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ Doria, Giacomo (1874). "Enumerazione dei rettili raccolti dal Dott. O. Beccari in Amboina alle Isole Aru ed alle Isole Kei durante gli anni 1872-73 ". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. 6: 325–357 + Plates XI–XII. (Monitor beccarii, new species, pp. 331-332 + Plate XI, figure a, two views of head). (in Italian).
  4. ^ Species Varanus beccarii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference badger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).