Varanus rasmusseni

Varanus rasmusseni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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 the 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.