Varanus citrinus
Varanus citrinus · described by PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, ESQUERRÉ, FITCH, MARYAN, DOUGHTY, DONNELLAN & KEOGH 2022
Pictured: Komodo Dragon, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The facts
- Scientific name
- Varanus citrinus
- First described
- PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, ESQUERRÉ, FITCH, MARYAN, DOUGHTY, DONNELLAN & KEOGH 2022
- Class
- Reptiles (Reptilia)
- Order
- Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
- Group
- Lizards (Sauria)
- Family
- Varanidae
- Genus
- Varanus
Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.