Varanus rasmusseni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
The specific name, rasmusseni, is in honor of Danish herpetologist Jens Bødtker Rasmussen [ citation needed ]