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REPTILIA:
SQUAMATA: VARANIDAE: Varanus
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Varanus bogerti
Mertens, 1951
No common name
Photo
& text by Dr. Robert Sprackland.
Right:
preserved specimen at the Natural History Museum, London.
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Range:
Known only from islands in the D'Entrecasteau
Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Type Specimen:
AMNH
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Literature:
click on book to order a copy.
Sprackland,
Robert. 1992. Giant Lizards. TFH Publications. ISBN: 0-86622-634-6.
Sprackland, Robert. 1999. The emerald monitor. Reptile
& Amphibian Hobbyist July--4(11): 8-16.
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