Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor

Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Philippinosaurus
Species:
V. bitatawa
Binomial name
Varanus bitatawa
Welton, Siler, Bennett, Diesmos, Duya, Dugay, Rico, Van Weerd, & Brown, 2010
Range of Varanus bitatawa

The Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor (Varanus bitatawa), also known by the local names bitatawa, baritatawa, and butikaw, is a large, arboreal, frugivorous lizard of the genus Varanus.[2][3]

  1. ^ Diesmos, A.C.; Diesmos, M.; Lorenzo, A.; Necesito, L.; Sy, E. (2022). "Varanus bitatawa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199808A2612546. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Welton2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Third Quarter Topical Issue – Philippine Endemic Lizards". PHLPOST. Philippine Postal Corporation. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2013.