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ISLAND RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR
 Varanus insulanicus

COMMON NAME
(INTERNAL LINK) 		SCIENTIFIC NAME
(EXTERNAL LINK) 		SUBGENUS DISTRIBUTION
Island Ridge-Tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus insulanicus (Subspecies status may be removed and may become a full species (Varanus insulanicus) Odatria NT
Black Spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor or Island Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus baritji (this may be redefined as (Varanus insulanicus)
 		Odatria NT


The Island Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus insulanicus) above is from Adelaide River, NT and was previously called (Varanus baritji)


Approximate distribution of the Island Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus insulanicus)


Click here to see photos of Island Ridge-tailed Monitors (Varanus baritji) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Island Ridge-tailed Monitors (Varanus baritji) at Flickr


LINKS OF INTEREST

Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)

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MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae NSW

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Monitors of Victoria - Goannas Varanids Varanidae

ACT MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

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