black tree monitor; Beccari's monitor
A species of monitor lizard native to the Aru Islands. Scientific name: Varanus beccarii.
The black tree monitor inhabits the Aru Islands.
Katakana spelling is the usual written form for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts.
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.