Varanus salvadorii

Crocodile monitor

 

DISTRIBUTIONIndonesia & Papua New Guinea (for detailed distribution data, see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern (LC) in 2014

CITES: Appendix II

NATIONAL PROTECTION:

Indonesia. The species is not protected in Indonesia; harvest quota for 2021 was 300 wild individuals, of which 286 individuals are intended for export.

THREATS:

RESEARCH NEEDS:

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Varanus salvadorii, Wau, Abun, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia © Martin Mandák

Varanus salvadorii, Wau, Abun, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia © Martin Mandák

Varanus salvadorii Wau, Abun, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia © Martin Mandák

Varanus salvadorii Wau, Abun, Tambrauw Regency, West Papua, Indonesia © Martin Mandák