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BLACK SPOTTED RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR
or
Lemon-throated Monitor or White's Monitor
Varanus baritji
(Proposed new name 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 Lemon-throated Monitor

Varanus baritji (this may be redefined as (Varanus insulanicus)

Odatria

NT



BLACK SPOTTED RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR- Lemon-throated Monitor - White's Monitor - Varanus baritji
The Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus baritji) above is from Adelaide River, NT

BLACK SPOTTED RIDGE-TAILED MONITOR- Lemon-throated Monitor - White's Monitor - Varanus baritji - distribution map
Approximate distribution of the Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor (Varanus baritji)

Click here to see photos of Lemon-throated Monitors (Varanus baritji) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Lemon-throated 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)
Click here for more Information about Australian Monitors

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Varanoid Lizards of the World A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia 5th edition Edition

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MONITOR SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Monitors of South Australia

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae NSW

Queensland MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Monitors of Victoria - Goannas Varanids Varanidae

ACT MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Monitors
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Australia

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NSW

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of
Qld

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of
NT

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of
WA

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of
Victoria

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of the
ACT



 





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