Golden-spotted Tree Monitor
Varanus boehmei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyVaranidae (Monitor Lizards)
- GenusVaranus (Monitor Lizards)
- SpeciesVaranus boehmei (Golden-spotted Tree Monitor)
About the Golden-spotted Tree Monitor
The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia. The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.
V. boehmei is native to the forests of Waigeo, Indonesia. The golden-spotted tree monitor has a prehensile tail, and it spends most of its life in trees. V. boehmei grows to around 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length (including tail).
V. boehmei is oviparous. Bucklitsch Y, Böhme W, Koch A (2016). "Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation". Zootaxa 4153: 001–192.
Jacobs HJ (2003). "A further new emerald tree monitor lizard of the Varanus prasinus species group from Waigeo, West Irian (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae)". Salamandra 39 (2): 65–74. (Varanus boehmei, new species). Ziegler T, Schmitz A, Koch A, Böhme W (2007). "A review of the subgenus... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Mangrove Monitor
Varanus indicus
Blue-spotted Tree Monitor
Varanus macraei
Peach-throated Monitor
Varanus jobiensis
Emerald Monitor
Varanus prasinus
Crocodile Monitor
Varanus salvadorii
Bluetail Monitor
Varanus doreanus
Reisinger's Tree Monitor
Varanus reisingeri
Rainer Günther’s Monitor
Varanus rainerguentheri
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.