Varanus baritji KING & HORNER, 1987

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Higher Taxa	Varanidae, Platynota, Sauria (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor, Black-spotted Spiny-tailed Monitor
Synonym	Varanus baritji KING & HORNER 1987 Varanus baritji — COGGER 2000: 361 Varanus baritji — EIDENMÜLLER 2007
Distribution	Australia (N North Territory) Type locality: Mirrngadja, Arafura Swamp, Northern Territory, Australia, [12º39'S 135º12'E]. Map legend: - Type locality. - Distribution map. - Region according to the TDWG standard, not a precise distribution map. NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and this does not always work properly. We are working on it.
Types	Holotype NTM R13192, female.
Comment	Etymology: “baritj” is an aboriginal word for white and the lizard is named after its discoverer Dr Neville White.
References	Bennet, D.F. 2003. Australische Warane. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (43): 18-25 - get paper here Bennet, D.F. 2003. Australian Monitors. Reptilia (GB) (30): 12-19 - get paper here Cogger,H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Eidenmüller, B. 2003. Warane. Lebensweise, Pflege, Zucht. 2. Aufl. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 174 pp. Eidenmüller, B. 2007. Small monitors in the terrarium. Reptilia (GB) (50): 12-19 - get paper here Eidenmüller, B. 2007. Kleinwarane im Terrarium. Reptilia (Münster) 12 (63): 16-23 - get paper here King M; Horner P 1987. A new species of monitor (Platynota: Reptilia) from northern Australia and a note on the status of Varanus acanthurus insulanicus Mertens. The Beagle 4 (1) 1987: 73-79 Pianka, E. R. and D. R. King, eds. 2004. Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press, 599 pp - get paper here Sprackland, R. G. 2001. Dwarf monitors. Reptile and Amphibian Hobbyist 6 (10): 8-16 Wilson,S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/varanidae.pdf http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/monitors/vbaritji.htm map: file:////Users/uetz/lab/grants/NSF reptile database/figures from Shai/Australian_lizard_sample_for_Uetz/pdf_maps/Varanus_baritji_map.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Varanidae/Varanus/baritji http://monitor-lizards.net/species/index.html Google images

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