Varanus timorensis (Gray, 1831)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 264

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:78E23714-8973-4755-BC94-0A751D7D2B37
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968248
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88502B73-FE9D-B971-FF6B-416D7D0408C1
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Varanus timorensis (Gray, 1831)
status

Treatment

Varanus timorensis (Gray, 1831) — Erroneous.

Spotted Tree Monitor

Singapore records.

No published records.

Remarks. RBINS has three specimens of V. timoriensis catalogued under RBINS 12393. The three individuals died at the zoo of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp on 15 October 1973. As V. timoriensis is native to Timor, Pulau Semau, Pulau Rote, and Pulau Sawu in Indonesia (Pianka & King 2004), the three individuals were most likely sent to the Royal Zoological Society.

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): RBINS.