Varanus macraei

Varanus macraei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lanthanotidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Hapturosaurus
Species:
V. macraei
Binomial name
Varanus macraei
Böhme & Jacobs, 2001
Synonyms
  • Varanus macraei
    Böhme & Jacobs, 2001
  • Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) macraei
    Ziegler et al., 2007
  • Varanus macraei
    LiVigni, 2013: 279

Varanus macraei, also known commonly as the blue-spotted tree monitor and the blue tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard endemic to the island of Batanta in Indonesia. V. macreai is named after herpetologist Duncan R. MacRae, founder of the reptile park Rimba on Bali.