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The Asian water monitor is dark brown or blackish with yellow spots on the underside that fade gradually with age. It has blackish bands with yellow edges extending back from each eye. Its body is muscular, with long, powerful, laterally compressed tails. Its scales are keeled; the ones on top of the head are larger than those on the back.
Varanus. (. Odatria. ) Odatria, commonly known as dwarf monitors, [1] consists of small monitor lizards found in Australia and Indonesia. Species in this subgenus include the smallest monitor species in the world, the tiny 16 gram Dampier Peninsula monitor, but also includes some more medium sized species such as the 240 gram black-palmed rock ...
Ouwens, 1912 [4] Komodo dragon distribution. The Komodo 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 islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. It is the largest extant species of lizard, with the males growing to a maximum ...
Monitor lizard. Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [1] About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs.
The peacock monitor is one of the smaller monitor lizards, usually reaching a length of 60 cm (23.5 in). [3] It is similar to the Timor monitor ( V. timorensis ), with some differentiation in the underside coloring and patterns. The coloring patterns fade as these lizards reach adulthood. The peacock monitor has blue-grey ocelli, whereas the ...
Varanus (Euprepiosaurus) macraei — Ziegler [de], et al., 2007. Varanus macraei — LiVigni, 2013: 279[2] Varanus macraei, the blue-spotted tree monitor or blue tree monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found on the island of Batanta in Indonesia. It is named after herpetologist Duncan R. MacRae, founder of the reptile park Rimba on Bali ...
Subgenus: Euprepiosaurus. Species: V. zugorum. Binomial name. Varanus zugorum. Böhme & Ziegler, 2005 [2] Varanus zugorum, also known commonly as the silver monitor[3] or Zugs' monitor, [4] is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the island of Halmahera in the Moluccas, in Indonesia.
Distribution of the emerald tree monitor, shown in red. The emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) or green tree monitor, is a small to medium-sized arboreal monitor lizard. It is known for its unusual coloration, which consists of shades from green to turquoise, topped with dark, transverse dorsal banding. This coloration helps camouflage it ...