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Varanus tanimbar WEIJOLA & KRAUS, 2023

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Higher TaxaVaranidae, Platynota, Varanoidea, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymVaranus (Euprepiosaurus) tanimbar WEIJOLA & KRAUS 2023 
DistributionIndonesia (Tanimbar)

Type locality: Latdalam, Yamdena Island, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: WAM112255 (Figure 8) collected by Richard How (RH), Ronald Johnstone (RJ) and Darrell Kitchener (DK), 24 April 1993.
Paratypes: WAM109940 (Figure 9) collected by RH, RJ and DK, 20 April 1993, at Latdalam, Yamdena Island, WAM109896 collected by RH, RJ and DK, 18 April 1993, at Lorulun, Yamdena Island, and WAM112323 collected by RJ and I. Maryanto, 27 April, at Adaut, Selaru Island, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Varanus tanimbar sp. nov. is a member of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus, which is defined by having the unique combination of an asymmetric sperm groove and laterally com- pressed tail (Ziegler et al. 2007). Molecular phylogenetic analyses place it within the V. indicus species group defined by the unilateral paryphasmata ornamentation of the hemipenis and lack of blue pigmentation on the tail (Ziegler et al. 2007; Weijola et al. 2019). It can be distinguished from all other species of Euprepiosaurus by its unique combination of: (1) dorsum black with more or less well-defined crossbands composed of lemon-yellow ocelli and/or dots; (2) tail black with distinct yellow bands; (3) dorsal aspect of tongue blue-grey; (4) temporal region typically ornamented with a dark tem- poral band and a lemon-yellow postocular stripe; (5) venter pale yellow; (6) mid-body scale rows (S) 145–161; (7) mid-dorsal scale rows (XY) 159–170; (8) ventral scale rows (T) 107–109; (9) scales around neck (m) 109–119.


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EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Weijola, Valter & Fred Kraus 2023. Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus. JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY 57 (13–16): 947–975
 
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