In the wild consists of tropical rainforests.

The natural habitat of blue-spotted monitors

Particular, they are known to occupy areas northwest of the Vogelkop Peninsula. Of all tree monitors, the blue-spotted monitor isīelieved to have the smallest distribution, as blue tree monitors are onlyįound to inhabit a rather restricted region of the Batanta Island, and in Macraei (the blue tree monitor) has been also successfully kept, bred, and Well as several zoos across the globe, V. Ultimately, thanks to dedicated herpetoculturists, as Practices, nowadays, there is considerable knowledge available when it comes to To the origin of any of the tree monitors. prasinus, except for lacking blueĪs of now, there are still very few reports relating Pigmentation, thus, appearing pale blue in color. The species in the V.prasinus group were found to have only very little yellow Task, even for the most reputable experts in the niche. These species share considerable similarities, andīecause of this, making a differentiation between them was a quite complex Number of species in the tree monitor group expanded in the early years of the Monitor group used to be compromised of only five species in total, namely V.beccarii, V. It was only about two decades ago when the tree Interestingly, the species forming this group are known to shareĬloser similarities with each other than other members of the Varanus genus. Known species of the Var anus prasinus species Adult females usually grow 4 inches shorter than the Male blue tree monitors may reach 3½ feet in length (including Organs), posterior and lateral in position to the cloaca. Males can beĭistinguished from the females by the hemipenal bulges (the internal male sex The coloration of the belly of the blue tree monitor variesįrom powder pale blue to grayish, with smears of dark-gray.īlue tree monitors are larger than females. One of the most distinctive traits of this lizard’s body is the eye-like spots coloredĪround the length of the tail, blue-gray bands can beĮasily spotted.

The body coloration is typicallyīlack, although in some cases, the coloration can be exceptionally dark gray. This unique lizard is somewhat flattened. In well-defined rings, while the scales at the neck ( aka the nuchal scales)Īlong the dorsal and lateral surfaces, the body of Visual delusion of the neck’s impressive length is due to the unique bodyīlue tree monitors’ keeled caudal scales are arranged However, the neck’s length is not any longer than the skull’s length. The neck in this species tends to appear as if quite Limb ends with a total of five long and thin digits. The limbs of blue tree monitors are just as slender as

Bluetail monitor