Varanus kordensis

Varanus kordensis
Photo of a young captive Kordo feeding showing the unique lace pattern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Hapturosaurus
Species:
V. kordensis
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]

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  7. ^ Jacons, H. (2004) in Pianka, E. R., D. King, and R. A. King (editors). Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34366-6