noun
black tree monitor; Beccari's monitor
A species of monitor lizard native to the Aru Islands. Scientific name: Varanus beccarii.
クロホソオオトカゲはアルー諸島に生息する。
The black tree monitor inhabits the Aru Islands.
The Japanese name is composed of 黒 (kuro, 'black'), 細 (hoso, 'thin'), 大 (ō, 'large'), and 蜥蜴 (tokage, 'lizard'), describing its appearance. The exact derivation is uncertain.