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Varanus doreanus in life
In life — Blue-tailed Monitor, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Brendan Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brendan Casey
BPBM 21464Vertebrate Zoology

Varanus doreanus

Blue-tailed Monitor

As recorded: Varanus doreanus (Meyer, 1874)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Varanidae

Collected by
A Allison
Collector number
Collector Number: AA 13779
Locality
Hunstein Range, 1.3 km S, 2.3 km E of Mt. Hunstein summit, (Camp 4)
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-4.5212, 142.6761
Identified by
F Kraus, 2006
Record type
Preserved specimen
10 Bishop specimens of Varanus doreanusSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Varanus doreanus. BPBM 21464. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95923266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/21464.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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