Larry
05-17-2010, 08:20 AM
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Three new monitor lizards from the Philippines identified
Scientists in Germany have described two new monitor lizard species (Varanus spp.) and one new subspecies from the Philippines. Their comprehensive study of the Philippine water monitors revealed that despite the recently discovered new and fruit-eating monitor species from the main island of Luzon by an American-Philippine research team, the real diversity of these giant lizards in the archipelago has not yet been understood.
Read full article here... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100517070208.htm)
Three new monitor lizards from the Philippines identified
Scientists in Germany have described two new monitor lizard species (Varanus spp.) and one new subspecies from the Philippines. Their comprehensive study of the Philippine water monitors revealed that despite the recently discovered new and fruit-eating monitor species from the main island of Luzon by an American-Philippine research team, the real diversity of these giant lizards in the archipelago has not yet been understood.
Read full article here... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100517070208.htm)