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Turquoise monitor
Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The turquoise monitor (Varanus caerulivirens)[4] is a species of monitor lizards found in Indonesia. Specifically, it is found on Halmahera Island and in the Maluku Islands.[5]
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The main coloration of the turquoise monitor is black-brown and greyish-brown with some turquoise pattern.[6] The underside coloration is light yellowish to turquoise with a blackish pattern. The throat and lower part of the neck of this monitor lizard is mostly yellowish. Varanus caerulivirens can grow up to about 110 cm in total length.[3]
The diet of Varanus caerulivirens mainly consists of crustaceans, scorpions, grasshoppers and frogs.[3]
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