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Varanus juxtindicus BÖHME, PHILIPP & ZIEGLER, 2002

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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymVaranus (Euprepiosaurus) juxtindicus BÖHME, PHILIPP & ZIEGLER 2002
Varanus indicus — MCCOY 1980: 52 (not DAUDIN)
Varanus juxtindicus — BÖHME 2002
Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) juxtindicus — ZIEGLER et al. 2007
Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) juxtindicus — KOCH et al. 2013
Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) juxtindicus — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 
DistributionSolomon Islands (Rennell)

Type locality: Lake Tegano (= Te-Nggano), near Niupani, REnnell Island, Solomon Islands.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMUC R E 605; Paratype: ZFMK 72865, halfgrown 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin "iuxta" = "next to", or "close to"; referring to the close relationship with Varanus indicus. 
References
  • Böhme W.; Philipp, K. & Ziegler T. 2002. Another new member of the Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) indicus group (Sauria: Varanidae): an undescribed species from rennell Island, Solomon Islands. Salamandra 38 (1): 15-26 - get paper here
  • Böhme, Wolfgang 2014. Herpetology in Bonn. Mertensiella 21. vi + 256 pp. - get paper here
  • Böhme,W. 2003. Checklist of the living monitor lizards of the world (family Varanidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen 341: 6-43 - get paper here
  • BUCKLITSCH, YANNICK; WOLFGANG BÖHME, ANDRÉ KOCH 2016. Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation. . Zootaxa 4153 (1): 001–192 - get paper here
  • Koch A, Arida E, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Ziegler T. 2009. Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29-40 - get paper here
  • Koch A, Ziegler T, Böhme W, Arida E, Auliya M. 2013. Pressing Problems: Distribution, Threats, and Conservation Status of the Monitor Lizards (Varanidae: Varanus spp.) of Southeast Asia and the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Herp. Cons. Biol. 8 (Monograph 3): 1 − 62. - get paper here
  • Koch, Z.; Philipp, K. & Ziegler, T. 2010. The Monitor Man: A Story of Stunning Discoveries and Charismatic Creatures. Biawak 4 (4): 132-152 - get paper here
  • McCoy, M. 1980. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Wau Ecology Institute Handbook 7. Wau Ecology Institute, Wau, Papua New Guinea.
  • McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda - get paper here
  • Pianka, E. R. and D. R. King, eds. 2004. Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press, 599 pp - get paper here
  • Soler, J. 2013. Feral Monitor Lizards (Varanus spp.) in Catalonia, Spain: an increasing Phenomenon. Biawak 7 (1): 21 - get paper here
  • Wesiak, K. & Koch, A. 2009. Successful Husbandry and First Breeding of Varanus juxtindicus Böhme et al., 2002, with Remarks on the Development of Juveniles of this “Rarely-Kept” Endemic Solomon Monitor Species. Biawak 3 (4): 106-121 - get paper here
  • Ziegler, T., Schmitz, A., Koch, A. & W. Böhme 2007. A review of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus of Varanus (Squamata: Varanidae): morphological and molecular phylogeny, distribution and zoogeography, with an identification key for the members of the V. indicus and the V. prasinus species groups. Zootaxa 1472: 1-28 - get paper here
  • Ziegler, Thomas; Wolfgang Böhme, Andreas Schmitz 2007. A new species of the Varanus indicus group (Squamata, Varanidae) from Halmahera Island, Moluccas: morphological and molecular evidence. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 83 (S1): 109-119 - get paper here
 
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