Description English: Photo of a young Kordo Tree Monitor feeding on a piece of chicken in captivity
Date 1 September 2016
Author Peter85040
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_captive_Kordo_Tree_Monitor.jpg
Varanus kordensis, the Biak tree monitor, is a member of the Varanidae family found on Biak Island in Indonesia. It is also known as the Kordo tree monitor. Long considered a subspecies of the emerald tree monitor (V. prasinus), most authorities now treat it as a separate species. The Biak tree monitor is mainly yellow-green, although in captivity specimens frequently lose their yellow pigment and become turquoise in color. It has a black netted pattern which is visible on its back. It reaches a total length of up to 90 cm. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Lacertilia, Family: Varanidae.
