Ornate Monitor

Ornate Monitor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertilia
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Polydaedalus
Species:	V. ornatus
Binomial name
Varanus ornatus (Daudin, 1803)

The Ornate Monitor (Varanus ornatus) is a species of Monitor lizard, native to West Africa.^[1] They live in lowland rainforests.^[2] It belongs to the subgenus Polydaedalus along with the Nile Monitor, the Savannah Monitor, and other monitors.

Description

Ornate Monitors are quite large and can grow up to 2 meters in length.Until 1997 they were considered a sub species of the nile monitor, but since then researchers found out they are their own species of monitor (varanus ornatus).

Diet

They feed on crabs, insects, centipedes, and small rodents.^[3]

References

1. ^ Varanus ornatus
2. ^ Pianka, E.R. and King, D.R. (2004) Varanoid lizards of the world. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.
3. ^ Lizards of Southeast Asia : Clouded Monitor - Varanus bengalensis nebulosus

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