DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15144775
title: Table 5 in Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus

description: Table 5. Type specimen, geographic distribution and colour-pattern characteristics of the members of Euprepiosaurus.
Varanus indicus groupHolotypeType localityDistributionDorsumBlue pigmentation on tailThroatTongueTemporal bandV. bennetti Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz and Kraus, 2020USNM 507504Ngaramasch, Ngeaur islandPalau archipelago, Yap, Losiep and Sarigan islandsBlack with yellow dotsNoYellow, typically with some orange on the sidesDistal part grey, axial part pinkPresentV. chlorostigma Gray, 1831MNHN 2202Rawack island, Raja AmpatNew Guinea, New Britain and islands of the Bismarck volcanic arc, D̍ Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Cape York, Northern Territory, Raja Ampat Islands, Biak and YapenBlack with yellow dotsNoWhite/cream and unpatterned in most populationsDark greyAbsentV. colei Böhme, Jacobs, Koppetsch and Schmitz, 2019MZB 14729Ohoitel, Kei KecilKei ArchipelagoBlack with yellow ocelliNoBright whitePink with grey tinesAbsentV. douarrha Lesson, 1830ZMUT Sa185 (neotype)Port Praslin, New IrelandNew Ireland, Lavongai, DjaulBlack with crossbands of yellow dots and ocelliNoYellow and often marbled with black markingsTines and often distal half grey, axial part pinkAbsentV. indicus Daudin, 1802RMNH 40846 (neotype)Ambon, MalukuAmbon, Seram, Saparua, BuruBlack with crossbands composed of yellow dots or dots and ocelliNoCream/yellow, unpatternedDistal part grey, axial part pinkPresentV. juxtindicus Böhme, Philipp and Ziegler, 2002ZMUC R E 605Lake Tenggano, Rennell islandRennell IslandBlack with yellow dotsNoWhite, unpatternedPink with grey tinesAbsentV. lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme and Ziegler, 2009MZB Lac. 5178Near Lirung, Salibabu islandTalaud IslandsBlack with yellow dots and rosettesNoPinkishDistal dorsal half greyAbsentV. louisiadensis Weijola and Kraus, 2022ZMUT Sa197Bwagoia, Misima islandMisima, Sudest and RossellBlack with crossbands of yellow rosettes and/or dotsNoWhite with a variable amount of black markingsPink with grey tines and variable amount of grey on trunkUsually absentV. melinus Böhme and Ziegler, 1997ZFMK 65737Obi (in error)Mangole and possibly TaliabuBlack with yellow rosettes to almost completely yellowNoYellowPinkVariableV. obor Weijola and Sweet, 2010RMNH 7225Sanana, Sula IslandsSananaBlackNoBlack, often with some white markingsPinkAbsentV. rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme and Schmitz, 2009ZFMK 85404Jailolo, HalmaheraHalmahera, Morotai, Ternate, Bacan, Obi and GebeBlack with yellow dots and sometimes small ocelliNoCreamDark greyUsually presentV. tanimbar Weijola and Kraus, 2022WAM 112255Latdalam, Yamdena islandYamdena and Selaru islands, Tanimbar ArchipelagoBlack with yellow rosettesNoGreenish yellowDark greyPresentV. tsukamotoi Kishida, 1929USNM 576258 (neotype)Saipan, MarianasMost of the Mariana Islands except Sarigan; Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall islandsBlack with yellow dotsNoYellow, usually with black markingsDark greyAbsentVaranus doreanus groupV. doreanus Meyer 1874ZFMK 52922 (neotype)Doreh bay, Vogelkop peninsulaNew Guinea, Aru, Biak, Salawati, Waigeo, Karkar, Cape YorkBlack with yellow dots or ocelliYesBlack/white marbledYellowAbsentV. finschi Böhme, Horn and Ziegler 1994ZFMK 26347Blanche bay, New BritainNew Britain, Duke of YorkBlack with yellow rosettesNoWhite with black-brown spotsWhite to yellowPresentV. semotus Weijola,Donnellan and Lindqvist 2016ZMUT Sa176Near Nai, Mussau islandMussau, Crown IslandBlack with yellow dots and markingsYesBlack/white marbledPink with white and yellow pigmentAbsentV. yuwonoi Harvey and Barker 1998UTA R41281Near Jailolo, HalmaheraHalmaheraPredominantly black on anterior half and covered with dense yellow spotting on posterior halfYesWhite with few spotsPurple with yellow tinesPresentOther speciesV. caerulivirens Ziegler, Böhme and Philipp 1999ZFMK 68874HalmaheraHalmahera, Morotai, Bacan and ObiBlack with bands of blue-yellow dots and ocelliYesWhite/grey with few spotsPink with grey tinesVariableV. jobiensis Ahl 1932ZMB 34106Yapen IslandNew Guinea, Waigeo, Biak, Japen, D̍ Entrecasteaux IslandsDark brown to black with yellow spots and ocelli and narrow brown-black crossbandsYesPeachPinkPresentV. zugorum Böhme and Ziegler 2005USNM 237439Pasir Putih, HalmaheraHalmaheraUniform grey/ brownNoPale, patternlessBlue-greyAbsent
description: Published as part of Weijola, Valter & Kraus, Fred, 2023, Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus, pp. 968-970 in Journal of Natural History 57 (13 - 16) on page 968, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2218574, http://zenodo.org/record/8221626