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  2. Asian water monitor - Wikipedia

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    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 lizard species , after the Komodo dragon .

  3. Varanus (Soterosaurus) - Wikipedia

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    The black rough-necked monitor (V. rudicollis) was previously in the closely related subgenus Empagusia, but genomic analyses show it is actually the basalmost member of Soterosaurus, having split from the V. salvator species complex (which is composed of all the other Southeast Asian water monitor species) 14 million years ago during the middle Miocene.

  4. Yellow-headed water monitor - Wikipedia

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    V. cumingi has the highest degree of yellow coloration among all the endemic water monitors in the Philippines. The V. cumingi is a large lizard and medium-sized monitor lizard. The largest specimens its species can reaching a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) with a snout-vent length of 60 cm (24 in) and 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) in a mass.

  5. List of largest extant lizards - Wikipedia

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    Bengal monitor is the second-largest lizard in Asia after Asian water monitor. The largest representative of the subgenus Empagusia is Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) with a length in 1.75 m (5.7 ft) and a SVL of 75 cm (30 in), a mass of 7.2 kg (16 lb), [200] and in captivity even more – 10.2 kg (22 lb). [201]

  6. Frank (lizard) - Wikipedia

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    Frank (c. 2003—October 23, 2021) was an Asian water monitor and animal actor best known for his role as Mrs. Kipling on the American teen sitcom series Jessie.He was owned by Jay Brewer and lived at The Reptile Zoo in California until his death in 2021.

  7. Bengal monitor - Wikipedia

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    Monitor lizards are hunted, and their body fat, extracted by boiling, is used in a wide range of folk remedies. [33] Comparison to water monitor (Varanus salvator) In Sri Lanka, the Asian water monitor is considered venomous and dangerous when confronted, while the Bengal monitor (Thalagoya) is considered harmless and rather defenseless.

  8. Marbled water monitor - Wikipedia

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    The marbled water monitor (Varanus marmoratus), also known commonly as the Philippine water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines .

  9. Palawan water monitor - Wikipedia

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    The Palawan water monitor (Varanus palawanensis) is a quite large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines . [ 1 ]