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Varanus macraei BÖHME & JACOBS, 2001

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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Blue Tree Monitor
G: Blaugefleckter Baumwaran 
SynonymVaranus macraei BÖHME & JACOBS 2001
Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) macraei — ZIEGLER et al. 2007
Varanus macraei — LIVIGNI 2013: 279
Varanus (Hapturosaurus) macraei — BUCKLITSCH et al. 2016: 50 
DistributionIndonesia (Batanta Island)

Type locality: Insel Batanta, West Irian, Indonesien.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZFMK 74558, semiadult female; paratype: SMF 900770 (formerly ZFMK 84214) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3222 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHas been imported into some countries as members of V. doreanus. 
EtymologyNamed after Duncan MacRae, founder of the reptile park “Rimba” on Bali. 
References
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  • BENNETT, DANIEL 2015. International Trade in the Blue Tree Monitor Varanus macraei. Biawak 9 (2): 50 - get paper here
  • Böhme, W. & Jacobs, H.J. 2001. Varanus macraei sp. n., eine neue Waranart der V. prasinus-Gruppe aus West Irian, Indonesien. Herpetofauna 23 (133): 5-10 - 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
  • Canto, R. del 2013. Field Observations on Varanus macraei. Biawak 7 (1): 18 - get paper here
  • Dedlmar, A. 2007. Haltung, Pflege und Nachzucht von Varanus macraei. Reptilia (Münster) 12 (63): 39-41 - get paper here
  • Dedlmar, A. 2007. Keeping and breeding the Blue Tree Monitor Varanus macraei. Reptilia (GB) (50): 25-27 - get paper here
  • Dedlmar, A. 2008. Eine kleine Sensation. Reptilia (Münster) 13 (69): 8 - get paper here
  • Eidenmüller, B. & Wicker, R. 2005. Eine weitere neue Waranart aus dem Varanus prasinus-Komplex von der Insel Misol, Indonesien. Sauria 27 (1): 3-8 - get paper here
  • FRÝDLOVÁ, PETRA and DANIEL FRYNTA 2010. A test of Rensch’s rule in varanid lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 293–306 - get paper here
  • GOLDBERG, STEPHEN R.; CHARLES R. BURSEY & STEPHEN P. MACKESSY. 2022. VARANUS MACRAEI (Blue Tree Monitor). ENDOPARASITES. Herpetological Review 53 (2): 332–333.
  • Hörenberg, Thomas & André Koch 2013. Die Zwergwarane der Untergattung Odatria Gray, 1838. Draco 13 (53): 6-19 - get paper here
  • Iannucci, Alessio; Marie Altmanová, Claudio Ciofi, Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, Massimo Milan, Jorge Claudio Pereira, James Pether, Ivan Rehák, Michail Rovatsos, Roscoe Stanyon, Petr Velenský, Petr Ráb, Lukáš Kratochvíl & Martina Johnson Pokorná 2019. Conserved sex chromosomes and karyotype evolution in monitor lizards (Varanidae). Heredity 123, 215–227 - get paper here
  • Jacobs, H.J. 2002. Erstnachzucht von Varanus macraei. Herpetofauna 24 (141): 29-33 - get paper here
  • Jacobs, H.J. 2003. A further new emerald tree monitor lizard of the Varanus prasinus species group from Waigeo, West Irian (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae). Salamandra 39 (2): 65-74 - 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, A. 2016. Der Blaue Baumwaran (Varanus macraei) von Batanta: wunderschön und stark bedroht. Reptilia 21 (122): 38-41 - get paper here
  • Koch, André 2018. 15 Jahre Forschung an indo-australischen Waranen. Terraria-Elaphe 2018 (5): 54-57 - 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
  • LiVigni, F. (ed.) 2013. A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 495 pp. - get paper here
  • Mendyk, R.W. 2007. Dizygotic twinning in the Blue tree Monitor, Varanus macraei. Biawak 1 (1): 26-28 - get paper here
  • Moldovan, Daniel. 2009. Haltung und Zucht von Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) macraei Böhme & Jacobs, 2002. Sauria 30 (4): 5-10 [2008] - get paper here
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  • RAHMANTO, BENY; EVY ARIDA, ABDI FITHRIA & MOCHAMMAD ARIEF SOENDJOTO. 2022. MATING BEHAVIOR AND BREEDING OF THE BLUE TREE MONITOR, VARANUS MACRAEI IN AN IN-COUNTRY FACILITY IN INDONESIA: A PRELIMINARY NOTE. TREUBIA 49(1): 15–24. - get paper here
  • Rauhaus, Anna; Lorraine Gutjahr, Johannes Oberreuter & Thomas Ziegler 2014. 7 Jahre Haltung und Nachzucht des Blaugefleckten Baumwarans (Varanus macraei) im Kölner Zoo: Ein Rück- und Ausblick. Terraria-Elaphe 2014 (6): 32-37 - get paper here
  • Reisinger, Manfred 2014. Der blaue Waran. Die unglaubliche Entdeckungsgeschichte von Varanus macraei. Terraria-Elaphe 2014 (6): 22-31 - get paper here
  • Schneider, A. 2016. Der Blaue Baumwaran, Varanus macraei – ein prächtiger Botschafter der indopazifischen Inselwelt. Reptilia 21 (122): 16-20 - get paper here
  • Schneider, A. 2016. Die Nachzucht des Blauen Baumwarans, Varanus (Hapturosaurus) macraei. Reptilia 21 (122): 34-37 - get paper here
  • Schneider, A. 2016. Der Blaue Baumwaran im Terrarium. Reptilia 21 (122): 22-33 - get paper here
  • Sprackland, Robert George. 2010. True blue: Care for the rare and challenging blue-spotted monitor. Reptiles Magazine 18 (7):32-41 - get paper here
  • Werning, H. & N. Lutzmann 2014. Illegalen Wildtierhandel kann man nicht mehr verbieten. Reptilia (Münster) 19 (106): 14-22
  • Ziegler, T. 2012. Erforschung und Erhalt der Artenvielfalt: Neue Wege des Kölner Zoos in Südostasien. Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos 55 (3): 111-
  • 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, T.; Strauch, M.; Pes, T.; Konas, J.; Jirasek, T.; Rütz, N.; Oberreuter, J. & Holst, S. 2009. First captive Breeding of the Blue Tree Monitor Varanus macraei Böhme and Jacobs, 2001 at the Plzen and Cologne Zoos. Biawak 3 (4): 122-133 - get paper here
  • ZIEGLER, THOMAS; ANNA RAUHAUS & IRI GILL 2016. A Preliminary Review of Monitor Lizards in Zoological Gardens. Biawak 10 (1): 26 - get paper here
 
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