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A Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Blue-Spotted Tree Monitor

Reptiles / Varanus macraei
Length 38-42"
Conservation Status
Endangered

The blue-spotted tree monitor is a type of lizard with a black body and bright blue scales. These arboreal (tree-dwelling) lizards are both beautiful and agile, with curling claws that help them to scramble up (or down) tree limbs with ease. This species is found in humid rainforests on the small island of Batanta in the Southwest Papua province, Indonesia, where it dines on small eggs, small lizards, and insects like grasshoppers, moths, and beetles.

Range
Found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia
Habitat
Arboreal
Diet
insects, smaller lizards, small eggs, and occasionally berries
A Blue-spotted Tree Monitor in the Island Life exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium
A sleepy Blue-spotted Tree Monitor in the Island Life exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium
A Blue-spotted Tree Monitor in the Island Life exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium
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