Conserving the Vibrant Legacy and Intriguing Behaviors of the Peacock Monitor

Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Cir, St Paul, MN

Endemic to one island in the Lesser SundaIslands of the South Pacific, the Peacock Monitor was once imported as BlueSpotted Timor Monitors. Common on importer and wholesaler lists, theywere passed over by most keepers. Described as their own species by Robert Sprackland in 1999 and named after herpetologist Walter Auffenberg, thiscolorful monitor became listed as […]