Varanus Rainerguentheri
''Varanus rainerguentheri'', commonly known as Rainer Günther's monitor, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Varanidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Moluccas. Taxonomy ''Varanus rainerguentheri'' is a member of the "mangrove monitor species-complex". ''V. rainerguentheri'' was described in 2007 from specimens originally designated as ''Varanus indicus'' from the island of Halmahera in the northern Moluccas, Indonesia. It was distinguished based on differences in pattern and well as molecular studies. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''rainerguentheri'', is in honor of Germans, German Herpetology, herpetologist :fr:Rainer Günther, Rainer Günther.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Varanus rainerguentheri'', p. 111). Description Average adult total length (including tail) of ''V. rainerguentheri'' is up to ...
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