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Golden-spotted tree monitor

Golden-spotted tree monitor is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Golden-spotted tree monitor rather than just read about it. In short: The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia.

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Reference excerpt

The golden-spotted tree monitor (Varanus boehmei), also known commonly as the golden speckled tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Waigeo Island in Indonesia.

Etymology The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.

Geographic range and habitat V. boehmei is native to the forests of Waigeo, Indonesia.

Behavior The golden-spotted tree monitor has a prehensile tail, and it spends most of its life in trees.

Description V. boehmei grows to around 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length (including tail).

Reproduction V. boehmei is oviparous.

References

Further reading Bucklitsch Y, Böhme W, Koch A (2016). "Scale Morphology and Micro-Structure of Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus spp.) and their Allies: Implications for Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation". Zootaxa 4153: 001–192. Jacobs HJ (2003). "A further new emerald tree monitor lizard of the Varanus prasinus species group from Waigeo, West Irian (Squamata: Sauria: Varanidae)". Salamandra 39 (2): 65–74. (Varanus boehmei, new species). Ziegler T, Schmitz A, Koch A, Böhme W (2007). "A review of the subgenus Euprepiosaurus of Varanus (Squamata: Varanidae): morphological and molecular phylogeny, distribution and zoogeography, with an identification key for the members of the V. indicus and the V. prasinus species groups". Zootaxa 1472: 1–28.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Golden-spotted tree monitor

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Golden-spotted tree monitor claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Golden-spotted tree monitor before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Golden-spotted tree monitor ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Golden-spotted tree monitor

In research: Golden-spotted tree monitor appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Golden-spotted tree monitor in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Golden-spotted tree monitor is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fauna of Southeast Asia, IUCN Red List data deficient species, Indonesia stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Golden-spotted tree monitor outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Golden-spotted tree monitor matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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