Monitor lizard
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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 southern United Stat
A Bengal monitor eating a bird egg in Kaziranga National Park
Injured Bengal monitor being nursed at the Lok Biradari Prakalp in India
A dead monitor in India, with its hemipenes removed. Monitor hemipenes are often trafficked and illegally sold.
The giant extinct megalania (Varanus priscus)
The Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor, also known by the local names bitatawa, baritatawa, and butikaw, is a large, arboreal, frugivorous lizard of the genus Varanus.
Dorsal view of Varanus bitatawa, inset showing a lateral view of the head
Being prepared for stew by Aeta tribesmen.