Varanus yuwonoi
| Varanus yuwonoi | |
|---|---|
| A tricolor monitor (Varanus yuwonoi) in a reptile store, Scales ‘N Tails in North Las Vegas. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Euprepiosaurus |
| Species: | V. yuwonoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Varanus yuwonoi | |
| Varanus yuwonoi is endemic to the island of Halmahera | |
Varanus yuwonoi, the tricolor monitor, black-backed mangrove monitor or black-backed monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the blue-tailed monitor species complex. The tricolor monitor is endemic to the island of Halmahera, in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.