Emerald monitor (Varanus prasinus)

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Emerald monitor: Emerald monitor lying on a tree
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Source:Tim Vickers
Description:Emerald monitor lying on a tree
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Emerald monitor: Emerald monitor lying on a tree
Emerald monitor: Emerald monitor captured in September 2005

Summary

  • Common name
  • Emerald monitor
  • Latin name
  • Varanus prasinus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Varanidae
Genus:Varanus
Species:Varanus prasinus

Also known as (English)

  • Emerald tree monitor
  • Green Tree Monitor
  • New Guinea Green Tree Monitor

Also known as (Latin)

  • Euprepiosaurus prasinus
  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) prasinus

Size

  • Length:
  • from 75 to 100 cm