V. telenesetes - Varanus prasinus group

V. telenesetes

Rossel Island monitor.

Distribution: Restricted to Rossel Island, Louisiade Archipelago, off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea.

body coloration : dorsal ground coloration of body greenish-yellow, green or bluish-green
dorsal pattern : non applicable
dorsal ground coloration and pattern : bright green with V-shaped stripes
throat coloration and pattern : banded
tail coloration : non applicable
snout tip coloration : non applicable
nuchal scales : smooth, unkeeled ; granular to slightly keeled
gular scales : non applicable
cranial scales : non applicable
ventral scales : smooth
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (1) : non applicable
number of scales from rictus to rictus : non applicable
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (2) : non applicable
number of transverse rows of ventral scales (3) : 92