Peach-throated monitor
| Peach-throated monitor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | V. (Euprepiosaurus) |
| Species: | V. jobiensis |
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| Varanus jobiensis Ahl, 1932[1] | |
The peach-throated monitor (Varanus jobiensis) is a species of monitor lizard native to New Guinea. It belongs to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus, along with the Ceram mangrove monitor and Finsch's monitor.[2] They grow up to 120 centimetres (3.9 ft) long. The colour of the throat, for which they are named, is white-yellow to red. They eat insects, frogs, freshwater fish, and small mammals.[3]
Peach-throated monitor on log in a vivarium
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