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Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)


 Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)


Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)

The Green tree or Emerald monitor is a lizards that lives in trees in the lowland forests of New Guinea and some of its surrounding islands. It uses its prehensile tail for climbing.



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