V. bogerti

Bogert's monitor.

Distribution: It has been recorded from Fergusson and Normanby Islands, south of Huon Gulf and St Aignan in the Louisiade Archipelago.

body coloration : body melanistic, patternless
dorsal pattern : non applicable
dorsal ground coloration and pattern : non applicable
throat coloration and pattern : non applicable
tail coloration : non applicable
snout tip coloration : non applicable
nuchal scales : strongly keeled
gular scales : non applicable
cranial scales : very rugose
ventral scales : smooth
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (1) : higher than 95
number of scales from rictus to rictus : higher than 44
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (2) : non applicable
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (3) : non applicable