Scientists rediscover ‘lost’ monitor lizard in Papua New Guinea

Mongabay
May 5, 2017, 7:01 am157 pts
On an island in Papua New Guinea, scientists say they have rediscovered a species of monitor lizard thought to be "lost" to science since the 1800s. The medium-sized lizard was first discovered on the island of New Ireland in 1823 by French naturalist René Lesson, who named the species Varanus douarrha.…

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