How a 6-foot monitor lizard with a spectacular pattern of colorful spots could have escaped the notice of science is a matter of some wonder, but this tremendous creature has been "discovered" on the Philippine island of Luzon. Long known (and, unfortunately, eaten by) to native people, Varanus bitatawa has only just been noted by biologists. See today's New York Times for details.
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