Catalogo dei retilli e dei batraci raccolti da O. über die von ihm auf Neu-Guinea und den Inseln Jobi, Mysore und Mafoor im Jahre 1873 gesammelten Amphibien. Duperrey, Voyage Autour du Monde Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de La Majeste, La Coquille, exécuté Pendant les Annees 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29-40 Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Koch A, Arida E, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Ziegler T.An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Anguimorph Lizards (Squamata: Anguidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xenosauridae) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin Mitt. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). MEYER, 1874) mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart. Zur Taxonomie der Pazifikwarane (Varanus-indicus-Komplex): Revalidierung von Varanus doreanus (A. Barker A New Species of Blue-Tailed Monitor Lizard (Genus Varanus) from Halmahera Island, Indonesia Herpetologica, Vol. It is sympatric with the mangrove monitor and the peach-throated monitor in many parts of its range. In Australia, they are predated on by black-headed pythons. Like many monitor lizards, males fight over females and territory by standing on their hindlegs and grappling with each other. It will also feed on invertebrates such as beetles. doreanus species complex, the blue-tailed monitor feeds on a relatively high amount of vertebrate prey such as birds, especially when compared to other monitors of the subgenus Euprepriosaurus. It has a yellow tongue, which is a shared characteristic of the V. In adults this color partially fades away. The tail is light blue (hence the common name of this species), which is interrupted by black cross bands. The throat is whitish and strongly marbled. The body is greyish-blue in colour and covered with round ocelli. The blue-tailed monitor can reach a total length (including the tail) up to 135 cm. It inhabits rainforest areas, dry streambeds, and riparian zones.

The blue-tailed monitor is also found on mainland Australia on the tip of the Cape York Peninsula. This species can be found throughout New Guinea, New Britain, the Bismarck Archipelago, Biak, Salawati, and Waigeo. doreanus is the most basal and widespread member of this species complex. doreanus species complex formed at most 4.1 million years ago. indicus species complex 5.8 million years ago. indicus species complex, it now forms its own species complex with V. The latter has since been elevated to full-species status as Varanus finschi.

Bluetail monitor