Gray's monitor

Gray's monitor
Bronx Zoo, 2021
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Philippinosaurus
Species:
V. olivaceus
Binomial name
Varanus olivaceus
Range of Varanus olivaceus

The Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) is a large (180 cm, >9 kg) monitor lizard known only from lowland dipterocarp forest in southern Luzon, Catanduanes, and Polillo Island, all islands in the Philippines.[1] It is also known as Gray's monitor lizard, butaan, and ornate monitor.[3] It belongs to the subgenus Philippinosaurus.[4] It is largely arboreal and extremely shy. The population of northern Luzon was formerly included in the Gray's monitor, but has been recognized as a separate species, the northern Sierra Madre forest monitor (V. bitatawa), since 2010.

  1. ^ a b Lagat, R.; Binaday, J.; DSantos, G.; Salcedo, S.; Pitogo, K.; Lorenzo, A.; Sarmiento, M. (2022). "Varanus olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T221496930A195387110. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Varanus olivaceus Hallowell, 1856. ITIS.gov
  3. ^ "Common Names for Ornate Monitor (Viranus Olivaceus)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ Harold De Lisle MONITORS OF THE WORLD 1998 LIST. Kingsnake.com