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Northern blunt-spined monitor

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Northern ridge-tailed monitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. primordius
Binomial name
Varanus primordius
Mertens, 1942

The northern blunt-spined monitor (Varanus primordius), is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia's tropical Northern Territory. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Varanus primordius (Northern Ridge-Tailed Monitor)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-02-12.