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Northern ridge-tailed monitor
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Odatria
Species:	V. primordius
Binomial name
Varanus primordius Mertens, 1942

The northern blunt-spined monitor (Varanus primordius), is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia's tropical Northern Territory. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

References

1. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Varanus primordius (Northern Ridge-Tailed Monitor)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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