- Clouded Monitor
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Clouded Monitor Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Subgenus: Euprepiosaurus Species: V. nebulosus Binomial name Varanus nebulosus
(Gray, 1931) [1]The Clouded Monitor (Varanus nebulosus) is a species of Monitor lizard, native to Burma, Thailand and Indochina to West Malaysia, Singapore, Java, and Sumatra. They are excellent tree climbers. It belongs to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus along with the Peach-throated monitor, the Ceram Mangrove monitor and other monitor lizards.[2] had previously been listed as a subspecies of Varanus bengalensis by some herpetologists.[3] It is a diurnal monitor.[4]
Description
Clouded Monitors can, on occasion, grow up to 1.5 metres long.[5]
References
Varanoidea Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Order: Squamata Extant species Argus monitor · Black tree monitor · Bengal monitor · Black-spotted Ridge-tailed Monitor · Crocodile monitor · Desert Monitor · Dumeril's monitor · Emerald tree monitor · Gray's monitor · Kalabeck's monitor · Kimberley Rock Monitor · Komodo dragon · Lace monitor · Mangrove monitor · Mertens' Water Monitor · Nile monitor · Peacock monitor · Peach Throat Monitor · Perentie · Rock monitor · Pilbara monitor · Rennell Island Monitor · Rosenberg's Monitor · Short-tailed monitor · Spiny-tailed monitor · Timor tree monitor · Turquoise monitor · Sand goanna · Savannah monitor · Water monitor · Yellow MonitorRelated categoriesMonitor lizards · Cretaceous lizards · Helodermas · MosasaursFossil species DolichosauridaeHelodermatidaeVaranidaeThis lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.