Varanus kordensis | |
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Photo of a young captive Kordo feeding showing the unique lace pattern | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus |
Subgenus: | Hapturosaurus |
Species: | V. kordensis
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Binomial name | |
Varanus kordensis |
Varanus kordensis, the Biak tree monitor, is a member of the Varanidae family found on Biak Island in Indonesia.[3] It is also known as the Kordo tree monitor.[4] Long considered a subspecies of the emerald tree monitor (V. prasinus), most authorities now treat it as a separate species.[5][6][7]