Varanus spinulosus
Varanus spinulosus, the Solomon Island spiny monitor, Isabel monitor, or spiny-neck monitor, is a species of monitor lizard. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago and is also known from Santa Isabel Island, San Jorge Island (Solomon Islands) and Bourgainville Island (Papua New Guinea).
| Varanus spinulosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Solomonsaurus |
| Species: | V. spinulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus spinulosus Mertens, 1941 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Varanus indicus spinulosus Mertens, 1941 | |
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