V. indicus
Mangrove or Pacific monitor.
Distribution: Populations ofV. indicuslie roughly 15° either side of the equator in the western Pacific and connecting seas. As diverse new species have been described within theV. indicusgroup, older citations with respect to the distribution ofV. indicusmust be evaluated critically.
V. indicus
V. indicus
V. indicus
V. indicus
- dorsum coloration : brown to brownish-black with white or yellow spots
- tail coloration : absence of blue pigmentation
- throat pattern and coloration : light and patternless
- tongue coloration : entirely dark
- 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 : up to 120 ; 121 to 130