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The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is a large member of the monitor family (Varanidae) found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in

these explanations for the name "monitor" postdate Linnaeus giving the scientific name Lacerta monitor to the Nile monitor in 1758, which may have been based

The West African Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus stellatus) is a subspecies of the Nile monitor that is native to West African forests and adjacent savannah

African Nile monitor) and Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor). Consequently, Varanus ornatus is considered a synonym of Varanus niloticus and "ornate monitor" is

90 kg (200 lb), although this is highly questionable. Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is the largest lizard native to

dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian

it slightly smaller than the Nile monitor by maximum size. It is the second longest African lizard after the Nile monitor. Mature specimens typically measure

The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is widely considered to be the second-largest

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and

The earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) is a semiaquatic, brown lizard native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. It is the only living