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  2. Varanus (Odatria) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Varanus timorensis - Wikipedia

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    The Timor monitor is a dwarf species of monitor lizard belonging to the subgenus Odatria. Generally, it is dark greenish-gray to almost black in background color, with bright gold-yellow or sometimes bluish spotting along its dorsal surface and a lighter straw-yellow color on its ventral side. It has a pointed snout, excellent eyesight and ...

  4. Monitor lizard - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Kings' monitor - Wikipedia

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    Subgenus: Odatria. Species: V. kingorum. Binomial name. Varanus kingorum. Storr, 1980 [2] Kings' monitor ( Varanus kingorum ), also known commonly as Kings' goanna, Kings' rock monitor and pygmy rock monitor, is a small species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia .

  6. Yellow-spotted monitor - Wikipedia

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    Yellow-spotted monitor. The yellow-spotted monitor [1] [2] [3] ( Varanus panoptes ), also known as the Argus monitor, [4] is a monitor lizard found in northern and western regions of Australia and southern New Guinea. [1] [2]

  7. Spiny-tailed monitor - Wikipedia

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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. The upper side is a rich, dark brown and painted with bright-yellowish to ...

  8. Peacock monitor - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Yellow monitor - Wikipedia

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    Description. The yellow monitor is a medium-sized monitor, measuring between 45 and 95 cm (18 and 37 in) including the tail and weighing up to 1.45 kg (3.2 lb). [2] It has subcorneal teeth, scarcely compressed. Its snout is short and convex, measuring a little less than the distance from the anterior border of the orbit to the anterior border ...