Varanus reisingeri

Varanus reisingeri, known commonly as Reisinger's tree monitor and the Yellow tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. It was at one point at least considered an allopatric insular subspecies of the green tree monitor, due to physical and genetic similarities.^[3]

Varanus reisingeri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Hapturosaurus
Species:	V. reisingeri
Binomial name
Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker, 2005
Synonyms[2]
Varanus reisingeri Eidenmüller & Wicker, 2005 Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) reisingeri — Ziegler et al. 2007 Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) prasinus reisingeri — Bucklitsch et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, reisingeri, is in honor of Manfred Reisinger, a German naturalist and reptile breeder.^[4]

Geographic range

Varanus reisingeri is found on the island of Misool in West Papua, Indonesia.^[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of V. reisingeri is forest, from sea level to an altitude of 535 m (1,755 ft).^[1]