Golden-spotted tree monitor

The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia.

Golden-spotted tree monitor
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Hapturosaurus
Species:	V. boehmei
Binomial name
Varanus boehmei Jacobs, 2003
Synonyms[2]
Varanus boehmei Jacobs, 2003 Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) boehmei — Ziegler et al., 2007 Varanus (Hapturosaurus) boehmei — Bucklitsch et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.^[3]

Geographic range and habitat

V. boehmei is native to the forests of Waigeo, Indonesia.

Behavior

The golden-spotted tree monitor has a prehensile tail, and it spends most of its life in trees.^[4]

Description

V. boehmei grows to around 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length (including tail).^[4]

Reproduction

V. boehmei is oviparous.^[2]