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The Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) is a large (180 cm, >9 kg) monitor lizard known only from lowland dipterocarp forest in southern Luzon, Catanduanes, and Polillo Island, all islands in the Philippines. [1] It is also known as Gray's monitor lizard, butaan, and ornate monitor. [3] It belongs to the subgenus Philippinosaurus. [4]
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. The desert monitor is carnivorous , feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.
The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, A University of Florida Book. p. 406. ISBN 0-8130-0621-X. Auffenberg, Walter (1988). Gray's Monitor Lizard. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, University of Florida Press. p. 419. ISBN 0-8130-0841-7. Auffenberg, Walter (1994). The Bengal Monitor ...
The white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis albigularis) is a lizard found in southern Africa. They are usually gray-brown with yellowish or white markings, and can reach up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length. They are found in Southern Africa, northwards to Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique.
The rock monitor (Varanus albigularis) is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa , where, on average it is the largest lizard found on the continent.
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The spiny-tailed monitor, a somewhat small monitor lizard, can attain a total length of up to 70 cm (27 in), although there are unconfirmed reports of wild individuals growing up to 34 inches. [5] The tail is about 1.3-2.3 times as long as the head and body combined.
Hatchling. The ornate monitor (Varanus niloticus ornatus) is a monitor lizard that is native to West and Middle Africa. [1] [2] Comprehensive molecular analyses of the group have demonstrated that animals previously assigned to "Varanus ornatus" do not constitute a valid taxon and are actually polymorphisms of two different species; Varanus stellatus (west African Nile monitor) and Varanus ...