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The Palawan water monitor, Varanus palawanensis, is a monitor lizard endemic to the Philippines. It has enough differences to be considered a distinct species from the closely related water monitor, marbled water monitor, and Varanus rasmusseni. V. palawanensis belongs to the subgenus Soterosaurus with these other species.
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Distribution
This species is found on islands of Palawan, Busuanga, Calauit, Balabac, and Sibutu.
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References
- André Koch, Maren Gaulke & Wolfgang Böhme (2010). "Unravelling the underestimated diversity of Philippine water monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus salvator complex), with the description of two new species and a new subspecies" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2446: 1-54.
- Wildlife extra.com
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