Scientists find new large lizard
species on remote Papua New Guinea island

Yale e360
By Yale Environment 360Feb 25, 2016, 12:33 pm107 pts
Scientists have discovered the first new large lizard species in Papua New Guinea in over 20 years. The lizard was found on Mussau Island, one of the northernmost islands in country, by a team of Finnish and Australian researchers. The new Varanus semotus. The scientists have dubbed the new species, Varanus…

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