The crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii), also known as the Papuan monitor or Salvadori's monitor, is a species of monitor lizard endemic to New Guinea...
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Megalania (redirect from Varanus prisca)
Varanus because its morphology suggests that it is more closely related to some species of Varanus than others, so excluding V. priscus from Varanus renders...
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be about 7.6 kg (17 lb). Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) The crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) sometimes is regarded as the longest lizard...
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Monitor lizard (redirect from Varanus)
some species such as Varanus sparnus, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached...
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Komodo dragon (redirect from Varanus komodoensis)
diverging from a lineage that gave rise to the crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) of New Guinea. A 2021 study showed that during the late Miocene,...
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Sand goanna (redirect from Varanus gouldii)
"Tingka". Two subspecies are recognised, Varanus gouldii gouldii (Schlegel, 1837) – Gould's goanna Varanus gouldii flavirufus Mertens, 1958 – desert...
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Desert monitor (redirect from Varanus griseus)
The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia...
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Nile monitor (redirect from Varanus niloticus)
The genus Varanus was coined in 1820 by Blasius Merrem. Six years later Leopold Fitzinger moved the Nile monitor into this genus as Varanus niloticus...
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Lace monitor (redirect from Varanus varius)
diverging from a lineage that gave rise to the crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) of New Guinea. The divergence between lace monitor and Komodo dragon...
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record that places the mass above 100 kg (220 lb). Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) is probably the longest living lizard, known to grow as much as 3...
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Dumeril's monitor (redirect from Varanus dumerilii)
songs. Varanus dumerilii is a species of monitor lizard within the subgenus Empagusia. Two subspecies have been historically described: Varanus dumerilii...
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Bengal monitor (redirect from Varanus bengalensis)
The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called the Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent...
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Asian water monitor (redirect from Varanus salvator)
the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.[citation needed] Varanus cumingi, Varanus marmoratus, and Varanus nuchalis were classified as subspecies until 2007,...
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Identification Guide for the Monitor Lizard Species of the World (Genus Varanus) (552 ed.). DE: Bundesamt für Naturschutz. doi:10.19217/skr552. ISBN 978-3-89624-290-7...
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Spiny-tailed monitor (redirect from Varanus acanthurus)
communally. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus acanthurus. Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Varanus acanthurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
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Yellow-headed water monitor (redirect from Varanus cumingi)
Lizard Species of the World (Genus Varanus)" (PDF). Bfn.de. Avilon Zoo, http://www.avilonzoo.com.ph Species Varanus samarensis at The Reptile Database...
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pigeons. Also inhabiting the swamp are large monitor lizards, of which Varanus salvadorii is longer (although not as heavy) as the more famous Komodo dragon...
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islands. Kimberley rock monitors (Varanus glauerti), banded tree monitors (Varanus scalaris), and spotted tree monitors (Varanus similis) were once considered...
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related to Varanus yuwonoi. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus yuwonoi. Stubbs, A.; Arida, E.; Shea, G.; Auliya, M. (2021). "Varanus yuwonoi"...
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Yellow-spotted monitor (redirect from Varanus panoptes)
Wikispecies has information related to Varanus (Varanus) panoptes. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus panoptes. Shea, G.; Allison, A.; Parker...
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Yellow monitor (redirect from Varanus flavescens)
Monitors and turtles Hamadryad 6 (3): 7-9 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus flavescens. Varanus flavescens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database...
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Quince monitor (redirect from Varanus melinus)
monitor (Varanus melinus) is a species of monitor lizards endemic to Indonesia. It is very closely related to the mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus),...
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Rock monitor (redirect from Varanus albigularis)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varanus albigularis. Wikispecies has information related to Varanus albigularis. Beraduccii, J.; Msuya, C.A.;...
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Blue-tailed monitor (redirect from Varanus doreanus)
Ziegler (1994). Zur Taxonomie der Pazifikwarane (Varanus-indicus-Komplex): Revalidierung von Varanus doreanus (A. B. MEYER, 1874) mit Beschreibung einer...
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Gray's monitor (redirect from Varanus olivaceus)
Sarmiento, M. (2022). "Varanus olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T221496930A195387110. Retrieved 30 May 2023. Varanus olivaceus Hallowell...
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Savannah monitor (redirect from Varanus exanthematicus)
The savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa. The species is known as Bosc's monitor in...
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(Lophura inornata) is named after him, as is also the crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii ), which is also commonly known as Salvadori's monitor, the Papua...
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Ornate monitor (redirect from Varanus ornatus)
previously assigned to "Varanus ornatus" do not constitute a valid taxon and are actually polymorphisms of two different species; Varanus stellatus (west African...
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Spencer's goanna (redirect from Varanus spenceri)
eggs. Varanus ingrami Boulenger, 1906, is an invalid name (a junior synonym) for this species. Shea, G.; Hobson, R.; Amey, A. (2018). "Varanus spenceri"...
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living genus Varanus and a number of extinct genera more closely related to Varanus than to the earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus). Varanus includes the...
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