Varanus kordensis
| Varanus kordensis | |
|---|---|
| Photo of a young captive Kordo feeding showing the unique lace pattern | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Hapturosaurus |
| Species: | V. kordensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus kordensis (A.B. Meyer, 1874) | |
Varanus kordensis, the Biak tree monitor, is a member of the Varanidae family found on Biak Island in Indonesia. It is also known as the Kordo tree monitor. Long considered a subspecies of the emerald tree monitor (V. prasinus), most authorities now treat it as a separate species.