A lizard native to Africa, S and SE Asia, and Australia; long pointed head and long neck; long tail which cannot voluntarily be shed; long claws; long forked tongue; teeth narrow with sharp cutting edges. (Genus: Varanus, 31 species. Family: Varanidae.)
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Many, see text. Varanus albigularis or White-throated monitor Varanus albigularis albigularis Varanus albigularis angolensis Varanus albigularis ionidesi or Black-throated Monitor Varanus auffenbergi Peacock monitor Varanus baritji Northern ridge-tailed goanna Varanus beccarii Black tree monitor Varanus bengalensis Bengal monitor Varanus bogerti Louisiade tree monitor Varanus brevicauda Short-tailed monitor Varanus bushi Varanus caerulivirens Blue pin-spot monitor Varanus caudolineatus Stripe-tailed goanna Varanus cerambonensis Ceram mangrove monitor Varanus doreanus Blue-tailed monitor Varanus dumerilii Dumeril monitor aka Brown Rough Neck Monitor Varanus eremius Desert pygmy monitor Varanus exanthematicus: Savannah monitor Varanus finschi Finsch's monitor Varanus flavescens: Yellow mangrove monitor Varanus giganteus: the Perentie Varanus gilleni Pygmy mulga goanna Varanus glauerti Kimberley rock monitor Varanus glebopalma Black-palmed rock monitor Varanus gouldii Sand goanna (also Gould's goanna, or Ground goanna) Varanus griseus Desert monitor Varanus indicus Mangrove monitor Varanus jobiensis Peach-throat monitor Varanus juxtindicus Hakoi Varanus keithhornei Canopy goanna Varanus kingorum King's goanna Varanus komodoensis: Komodo dragon Varanus mabitang Panay monitor Varanus macraei Blue tree monitor Varanus melinus Quince monitor Varanus mertensi: Mertens' water monitor Varanus mitchelli Mitchell's water monitor Varanus nebulosus Clouded monitor Varanus niloticus: Nile monitor Varanus olivaceus Gray's monitor, Butaan Varanus ornatus Ornate monitor Varanus panoptes Argus monitor, Yellow-spotted goanna, Floodplain goanna Varanus pilbarensis Pilbara rock monitor Varanus prasinus: Emerald tree monitor Varanus primordius Blunt-spined goanna Varanus prisca: Megalania (extinct) Varanus rosenbergi Rosenberg's goanna Varanus rudicollis: Black Roughneck monitor Varanus salvadorii: Crocodile monitor, Artrelia Varanus salvator: Water monitor Varanus scalaris Spotted tree goanna Varanus semiremex Mangrove pygmy goanna Varanus spenceri Spencer's goanna Varanus spinulosus St. Isabel mangrove monitor Varanus storri Storr's goanna Varanus telenesetes Lia (Biri), Rossel Island tree monitor Varanus timorensis: Timor tree monitor or Timor monitor Varanus tristis Black-headed tree goanna Varanus varius: Lace monitor Varanus yemenensis Yemen monitor Varanus yuwonoi Tricolor monitor TriviaThe movie monster Varan takes its name from this genus. |
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