The clouded monitor (''Varanus nebulosus'') is a species of

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, native to

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and

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, and Sumatra. They are excellent

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. It belongs to the

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''Empagusia'' along with the

Bengal monitor The Bengal monitor (''Varanus bengalensis''), also called the common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian Subcontinent, as well as parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia. This large lizard is mainly a terrestrial a ...

, the

Dumeril's monitor Dumeril's monitor (''Varanus dumerilii'') is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Etymology and naming The specific name, ''dumerilii'', is in honour of the French zoologist André Marie Consta ...

and other monitor lizards. It had previously been listed as a subspecies of ''

Varanus bengalensis The Bengal monitor (''Varanus bengalensis''), also called the common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian Subcontinent, as well as parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia. This large lizard is mainly a terrestrial ...

'' by some herpetologists. It is a diurnal monitor.

Description

Clouded Monitor (Varanus nebulosus) (8748185598)

Clouded monitors can on occasion grow up to 1.5 metres long.Lizards of Southeast Asia : Clouded Monitor - Varanus nebulosus
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References

Varanus Reptiles of Southeast Asia Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of India Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles of the Malay Peninsula Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1831 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{lizard-stub