The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia.
The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[3]
V. boehmei is native to the forests of Waigeo, Indonesia.
The golden-spotted tree monitor has a prehensile tail, and it spends most of its life in trees.[4]
V. boehmei grows to around 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length (including tail).[4]
The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia.