Varanus delcantoi

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Varanus delcantoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. delcantoi
Binomial name
Varanus delcantoi

Varanus delcantoi is a species of medium-sized monitor lizard endemic to Kisar Island in Indonesia. It was formally described in 2025 and is a close relative of the Timor monitor. [1] [2]

References

  1. Varanus delcantoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 11 April 2026.
  2. "Revised Taxonomy of the Varanus (Odatria) timorensis Species Complex (Squamata: Varanidae) from the Timor Archipelago: Two New Microendemic Taxa from the Islands of Kisar and Ndao". Russian Journal of Herpetology. Retrieved 11 April 2026.