Varanus rasmusseni

Varanus rasmusseni is a species of monitor lizard.^[2] It is found in the Philippine islands of Tawi-Tawi, Jolo, and the Bitinan islands, in the Sulu Archipelago.^[3]

Varanus rasmusseni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Species:	V. rasmusseni
Binomial name
Varanus rasmusseni Koch, Gaulke, & Böhme, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, rasmusseni, is in honor of Danish herpetologist Jens Bødtker Rasmussen^{[citation needed]}