The Lirung monitor (Varanus lirungensis) is a species of monitor lizards on the Talaud Islands in Indonesia.[1] It was recently discovered by André Koch, a German scientist from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, during a joint German-Indonesian research project. Koch stated the discovery was important, "because it illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia."[2]
| Lirung monitor | |
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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: | Euprepiosaurus |
| Species: | V. lirungensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme, & Ziegler, 2009
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Description edit
The known Lirung monitor specimen has a total length of about 80 cm. Its belly is yellow-grey with some darker cross bands.[3]
References edit
- ^ Monitor-lizards.net Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Researchers discover new monitor species - find reveals the underestimated diversity of top-predators in Indonesia, idw-online.de, July 20, 2009
- ^ Monitor-lizards.net Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
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