Varanus timorensis  

Timor monitor

 

DISTRIBUTIONIndonesia & East Timor (Timor Leste) (see Auliya & Koch 2020)

RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern (LC) in 2019

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

Timor Leste. – …

THREATS:

RESEARCH NEEDS:

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Adult Varanus timorensis, Lautém District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea

Adult Varanus timorensis, Lautém District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea

Adult Varanus timorensis, Covalima District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea

Adult Varanus timorensis, Covalima District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea

Adult Varanus timorensis, Lautém District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea

Adult Varanus timorensis, Lautém District, Timor-Leste © Mark O’Shea