This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The emerald tree monitor, aka green tree monitor, emerald monitor, or wbl km, hails from Papua New Guinea and extreme northern Australia. These beautiful green lizards face the threat of overcollection for the pet trade. As strict arboreal (spend their lives in trees) reptiles, these monitors are entirely dependent on […]

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