 "V. prasinus" is a member of the subgenus "Euprepiosaurus".It is closely related to several other arboreal species; when combined, these are often referred to as the "V. prasinus" species group or species complex.In addition to "V. prasinus", this species group, whose members are all allopatric, includes "V. beccarii" (Aru Islands), "V. boehmei" (Waigeo Island), "V. bogerti" (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago), "V. keithhornei" (Cape York Peninsula), "V. kordensis" (Biak Island), "V. macraei" (Batanta Island), "V. reisingeri" (Misool Island) and "V. telenesetes" (Rossel Island).