Yellow-spotted monitor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Yellow-spotted monitor Varanus panoptes Least concern

Where the yellow-spotted monitor lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,630 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See lizards, geckos & tuatara on the world map

Scientific name	Varanus panoptes
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Varanidae

Where does the yellow-spotted monitor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-spotted monitor in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow-spotted monitor endangered?

The yellow-spotted monitor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-spotted monitor?

The yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Varanidae, genus Varanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-spotted monitor

The yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes), also known as the Argus monitor, is a monitor lizard found in northern and western regions of Australia and southern New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-spotted monitor (revision 1369168744), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q652309 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).