Species profile—Varanus keithhornei (canopy goanna)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Varanidae (goannas or monitors) → Varanus keithhornei (canopy goanna)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Varanidae (goannas or monitors)
- Scientific name
- Varanus keithhornei (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Common name
- canopy goanna
- Type reference
- Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. (1985). A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology - Supplementary Series 1, 1-61.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 65
- Synonym(s)
- Varanus teriae
Varanus keithhorni
Varanus viridis
Varanus prasinus - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=65.
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
