Varanus keithhornei, commonly known as the canopy goanna, Keith Horne's monitor, blue-nosed tree monitor,[4] or Nesbit River monitor,[5] is a species of monitor lizards native to northeast Australia. It is a member of the Varanus prasinus species group.[6]
This monitor lizard is found in a restricted area of less than 100 km2 near the Claudie and Nesbit rivers, in the McIlwraith and Iron Ranges of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.[2][7][8]
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