Varanus hooijeri Brongersma, 1958
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: Holocene (Turvey et al., 2017)
Distribution
Flores & Sumba, Indonesia.
Biology & Ecology
The bunodont teeth indicate that V. hooijeri was a frugivore (i.e. fruit eater) (Turvey et al., 2017).
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brongersma, L. D. (1958). On an extinct species of the genus Varanus (Reptilia, Sauria) from the island of Flores. Zoologische Mededelingen 36(7): 113-125.
Other references:
Pianka, Eric R., King, Dennis and King, Ruth Allen. (2004). Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press. [p. 57]
Turvey, Samuel T. et al. (2017). Quaternary vertebrate faunas from Sumba, Indonesia: implications for Wallacean biogeography and evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284(1861): 20171278.