Varanus doreanus   

Blue-tailed monitor

 

DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern (LC) in 2017

CITES: Appendix II

NATIONAL PROTECTION:

Indonesia. – The species is not protected in Indonesia; harvest quota for 2021 was 450 wild individuals, of which 428 individuals are intended for export.

Australia. – According to the Australian EPCT Act (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act) of 1999, the commercial export of live specimens is prohibited

THREATS: ………

RESEARCH NEEDS:

CURRENT PROJECTS: