Varanus macraei

Varanus macraei, the blue-spotted tree monitor or blue tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia. It is named after herpetologist Duncan R. MacRae, founder of the reptile park Rimba on Bali.

Varanus macraei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Hapturosaurus
Species:
V. macraei
Binomial name
Varanus macraei
Böhme & Jacobs, 2001
Synonyms
  • Varanus macraei W. Böhme & Jacobs, 2001
  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) macraei Ziegler, et al., 2007
  • Varanus macraei LiVigni, 2013: 279
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