Varanus reisingeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Hapturosaurus |
| Species: | V. reisingeri
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| Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker, 2005
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Varanus reisingeri, known
endemic to Indonesia. It was at one point at least considered an allopatric insular subspecies of the green tree monitor, due to physical and genetic similarities.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, reisingeri, is in honor of Manfred Reisinger, a German naturalist and reptile breeder.[4]
Geographic range
Varanus reisingeri is found on the island of Misool in West Papua, Indonesia.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of V. reisingeri is forest, from sea level to an altitude of 535 m (1,755 ft).[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Varanus reisingeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- PMID 27615821.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Varanus reisingeri, p. 219).
Further reading
- Eidenmüller, Bernd; Wicker, Rudolf (20015) "Eine weitere neue Waranart aus dem Varanus prasinus-Komplex von der Insel Misol, Indonesien ". Sauria 27 (1): 3–8. (Varanus reisingeri, new species). (in German, with an abstract in English).
- Ziegler T, Schmitz A, Koch A, Böhme W (2007). "A review of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus of Varanus (Squamata: Varanidae): morphological and molecular phylogeny, distribution and zoogeography, with an identification key for members of the V. indicus and the V. prasinus species groups". Zootaxa 1472: 1-28.
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