Varanus chlorostigma
| Varanus chlorostigma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Euprepiosaurus |
| Species: | V. chlorostigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Varanus chlorostigma Gray, 1831
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Varanus chlorostigma, known commonly as the mangrove goanna or mangrove monitor, is a species of monitor lizard of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus native to northern Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1][2] It was previously considered conspecific with Varanus indicus before being classified as its own species in 2023.[3]
References
- ^ Varanus chlorostigma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 April 2026.
- ^ "Varanus chlorostigma (Gray, 1831)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ "Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata:Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus" (PDF). ResearchGate. Retrieved 10 April 2026.