Lirung monitor explained

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]

Description

The known Lirung monitor specimen has a total length of about 80 cm. Its belly is yellow-grey with some darker cross bands.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species Monitor-lizards.net
  2. http://www.idw-online.de/pages/de/news326608 Researchers discover new monitor species - find reveals the underestimated diversity of top-predators in Indonesia
  3. http://www.monitor-lizards.net/species/euprepiosaurus/lirungensis.html Monitor-lizards.net