peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi)

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Subject:	peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi)
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peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi)

Species
Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland, 1999
動物界脊索動物門爬虫綱有鱗目オオトカゲ科オオトカゲ属

Source: http://opencage.info/pics/large_*.asp
Location: Kobe Animals-and-plants environmental college, Japan （神戸動植物環境専門学校）
Other photos: http://opencage.info/pics/Varanus_auffenbergi.asp
ITIS link: Varanus auffenbergi Sprackland, 1999
EOL link: Varanus auffenbergi
uBio search link: Varanus auffenbergi
Copyright: User:OpenCage
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_auffenbergi_by_OpenCage.jpg

The peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi), also known as Auffenberg's monitor, is a species of small monitor lizard native to the island of Rote Island, Indonesia. It belongs to the subgenus Odatria. In the wild, peacock monitors have been seen climbing the trunks of palms and then basking on their crowns. They are calm and shy compared to other monitor lizards. Peacock monitors remain shy even in captivity. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Lacertilia, Family: Varanidae.

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