Peach-throated monitor
| Peach-throated monitor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Euprepiosaurus |
| Species: | V. jobiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Varanus jobiensis Ahl, 1932[1]
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The peach-throated monitor (Varanus jobiensis) is a species of monitor lizard native to New Guinea. It belongs to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus, along with the Ceram mangrove monitor and Finsch's monitor.[2] They grow up to 120 centimetres (3.9 ft) long. The colour of the throat, for which they are named, is white-yellow to red. They eat insects, frogs, freshwater fish, and small mammals.[3]
References
- ^ ITIS.gov
- ^ Kingsnake.com
- ^ Varanus glauerti Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
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