Varanus lirungensis
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The Lirung monitor is a species of monitor lizard
that lives on the Talaud Islands
in Indonesia
. It was recently discovered by André Koch, a German scientist from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn
, during a joint German-Indonesian research project. Koch stated that the discovery was important "because it illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia."
Monitor lizard
Monitor lizards are usually large reptiles, although some can be as small as in length. They have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. Most species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known...
that lives on the Talaud Islands
Talaud Islands
Talaud Islands is a group of islands located north of Sulawesi island in Indonesia, northeast of the Sangihe Islands...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was recently discovered by André Koch, a German scientist from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, during a joint German-Indonesian research project. Koch stated that the discovery was important "because it illustrates the high diversity of monitor lizards in Indonesia."