Characteristics

ClassificationOrder: scaled reptiles; family: varanidae
DietSmall vertebrates such as lizards and birds, as well as eggs
ReproductionApproximately 4 to 12 eggs are laid in a hollow in the ground; 5 to 8 months until they hatch
HabitatA tree-dweller found in rainforests, dry forests, gallery forests and mangroves

Status according to Red List

More information you will get on the web page of the IUCN Red List.

Verbreitungsgebiet Papuawaran: Indonesien; Papua Neuguinea