Varanus delcantoi PATSCHKE, KOCH, SCHMITZ & BÖHME,, 2025
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Varanus delcantoi
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| Higher Taxa | Varanidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Varanus (Odatria) delcantoi PATSCHKE, KOCH, SCHMITZ, & BÖHME 2025 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Kisar Island) Type locality: Kisar Island, Timor archipelago, Indonesia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZFMK 91229 (Fig. 8), adult male, collected by Raúl del Canto, August 2005. Paratypes. ZFMK 68576, 70608, and 74560, all from Kisar Island, received through courtesy of Hans J. Jacobs. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized monitor lizard of the Varanus (Odatria) timorensis species complex characterized by a peculiar color pattern consisting of narrowly arranged ocellar spots tending to form a reticulum on a yellowish-brownish background. Diagnostic is also the following combination of scale counts (see method paragraph above): a low P = 44 – 47 (mean 45); R = 28 – 32 (mean 29.67); S = 96 – 104 (mean = 100.17; the lowest within the entire V. timorensis complex!); N = 62 – 69, mean 65.83), and XY (129 – 147, mean 139) and m values (84 – 97, mean 89), both again the lowest within the V. timorensis complex. Characteristic are also the distinctly keeled and pointed caudal scales as well as slightly keeled dorsal scales (see Fig. 6). (Patschke et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1061 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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