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Varanus citrinus PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, ESQUERRÉ, FITCH, MARYAN, DOUGHTY, DONNELLAN & KEOGH, 2022

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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymVaranus citrinus PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, ESQUERRÉ, FITCH, MARYAN, DOUGHTY, DONNELLAN & KEOGH 2022 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory)

Type locality: Barney Hill, McArthur River Station, Northern Territory, Australia, 16.4167◦ S, 136.1000◦ E, 38 m elevation.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: NTM R17430, adult male, collected by N. J. Gambold, on 8 October 1992. Paratypes (n = 7): NTM 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A member of Varanus distinguished from congeners by having spinose caudal scales, the dorsal coloration consisting of an irregular dark reticulum against a pale background that gives a marbled appearance with ocelli restricted to the dorsal midline (greatly reduced in females), sexually dimorphic dorsal coloration, and a bright yellow gular region in males (Pavón-Vázquez et al. 2022).


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CommentSimilar species: V. acanthurus, V. insulanicus, V. ocreatus, V. primordius, V. storri 
EtymologyNamed after Latin Citrinus which means “related to lemon trees”, and refers to the bright yellow throats of males of the new species. The Latin specific epithet is treated as an adjective. 
References
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Liste der im Jahr 2022 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2023 (3): 48-73
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Zitronen-Waran. Elaphe 2023 (2): 10
  • Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J, Damien Esquerré, Alison J Fitch, Brad Maryan, Paul Doughty, Stephen C Donnellan, and J Scott Keogh. 2022. Between a Rock and a Dry Place: Phylogenomics, Biogeography, and Systematics of Ridge-Tailed Monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus Acanthurus Complex). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173: 107516 - get paper here
  • Schmida, G. 2020. A photographic guide to Australian monitors. Privately published, 156 pp. - get paper here
 
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