Varanus douarrha: Researchers Rediscover Species long lost from Varano.

Varanus douarrha: Researchers Rediscover Species long lost from Varano. A lost monitor lizard for science in a wreck of 1800 has been rediscovered on an island in Papua New Guinea. The medium-sized monitor, Varanus douarrha, was first identified by the French naturalist René in 1823. The scientific name was inspired by the pronunciation of the name of the lizard in siar, the language of the people who share the house of the lizard From the island of New Ireland. The specimen of the lizard collected by th
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