Clouded monitor

Varanus nebulosus

The clouded monitor 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 ''Empagusia'' along with the Bengal monitor, the Dumeril's monitor and other monitor lizards. It had previously been listed as a subspecies of ''Varanus bengalensis'' by some herpetologists. It is a diurnal monitor.
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Appearance

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyVaranidae
GenusVaranus
SpeciesV. nebulosus
Photographed in
Malaysia
Vietnam