V. doreanus
Blue-tailed monitor.
Distribution: New Guinea and some offshore islands (Salawati, Biak). Wamar, Aru Islands and northern-most Queensland (Australia).
V. doreanus
- dorsum coloration : greyish-brown to blue-grey with transversal rows of ocelli
- tail coloration : presence of blue pigmentation
- throat pattern and coloration : marbled
- tongue coloration : entirely light, pinkish
- temporal band : absence
- transversal section of the first third of tail : not roundish
- tail dorsally with a double keel : presence
- enlarged eyes : absence
- midbody scale counts : 131 to 150 ; 151 and above