Varanus rasmusseni

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Varanus rasmusseni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Species:
V. rasmusseni
Binomial name
Varanus rasmusseni
Koch, Gaulke, & Böhme, 2010

Varanus rasmusseni is a species of monitor lizard. [2] It is found in the Philippine islands of Tawi-Tawi, Jolo, and Bitinan islands, in the Sulu Archipelago. [3]

Etymology

The specific name, rasmusseni, is in honor of Danish herpetologist Jens Bødtker Rasmussen [ citation needed ]

References

  1. del Prado, Y.; Kim, P.; Santos, G. (2022). "Varanus rasmusseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T199810A2612560. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199810A2612560.en . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. Varanus rasmusseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. Auliya, Marc; Koch, André (2020). Visual Identification Guide for the Monitor Lizard Species of the World (Genus Varanus) (552 ed.). DE: Bundesamt für Naturschutz. doi:10.19217/skr552. ISBN   978-3-89624-290-7.