Clouded monitor

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Clouded monitor
Singapore

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1
)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus:
Empagusia
Species:
V. nebulosus
Binomial name
Varanus nebulosus
(JE Gray, 1831) [2]
Synonyms
  • Varanus bengalensis nebulosus

The clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus) is a species of

Varanus bengalensis by some herpetologists.[4] It is a diurnal monitor.[5]

Description

Juvenile
Adult

Clouded monitors can on occasion grow up to 1.5 metres long.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ GBIF.org
  3. ^ Kingsnake.com
  4. ^ Varanus bengalensis Varanus.nl.
  5. ^ Traeholt, C. (April 1997). Effect of masking the parietal eye on the diurnal activity and body temperature of two sympatric species of monitor lizards, Varanus s. salvator and Varanus b. nebulosus Journal of Comparative Physiology B 167(3):177-184. [1]
  6. ^ Lizards of Southeast Asia : Clouded Monitor - Varanus nebulosus