emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) Français : Varans émeraude ( Varanus prasinus ) au zoo d'Amnéville.
Date 28 September 2014, 15:46:15
Author Vassil https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vassil
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_prasinus_Zoo_Amneville_28092014_1.jpg
The emerald tree monitor or green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) is a small to medium-sized arboreal monitor lizard. Varanus prasinus is known for its unusual coloration, which consists of shades from green to turquoise, topped with dark, transverse dorsal banding. This coloration helps camouflage it in its arboreal habitat. Its colour also makes the emerald tree monitor highly exploited to the pet trade and kept in zoos alike.
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Euprepiosaurus
Species: Varanus prasinus Schlegel, 1839
