NEW GUINEAN & PACIFIC DISTRIBUTION
Varanus chlorostigma
Mangrove monitor
For information regarding Varanus chlorostigma in Australia, please see this page – Varanus chlorostigma
TAXONOMY: V. chlorostigma, previously considered a synonym of V.indicus, is recently considered as a valid species following (Weijola & Kraus 2023)
DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (see Weijola & Kraus 2023 )
RED LIST STATUS: Not Assessed
CITES: Appendix II
NATIONAL PROTECTION:
Indonesia. – Nationally protected according to the Regulation of the Minister of Environment & Forestry of the Republic Indonesia, http://ksdae.menlhk.go.id/assets/news/peraturan/P.20_Jenis_TSL_.pdf
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Juvenile Varanus chlorostigma, Western province, Papua New Guinea © Mark O’Shea
Juvenile Varanus chlorostigma, Western province, Papua New Guinea © Mark O’Shea