| Banded tree monitor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Odatria |
| Species: | V. scalaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus scalaris Mertens, 1941 | |
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Varanus scalaris is a small species of monitor lizard. It is often referred to as the banded tree monitor or the spotted tree monitor.[2]
It is found in Australia in the states of Western Australia and Queensland as well as the Northern Territory, the province of Papua, Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea.[1]
The species inhabits trees in the savanna woodlands and forages for food in both trees and on the ground, with a diet consisting of insects as well as small vertebrates.
References
- 1 2 Allison, A.; Shea, G.; Woinarski, J.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Varanus scalaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178032A44969426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178032A44969426.en. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "Varanus scalaris". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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