Varanus (Odatria)
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Odatria, commonly known as dwarf monitors,[1] consists of small monitor lizards found in Australia and Indonesia. Species in this subgenus include the smallest monitor species in the world, the tiny 16 gram Dampier Peninsula monitor, but also includes some more medium sized species such as the 240 gram black-palmed rock monitor. [2]
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Varanus (Odatria) | |
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Spiny-tailed monitor at the Cincinnati Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus |
Subgenus: | Odatria Gray, 1838 |
Type species | |
Varanus tristis Schlegel, 1839 | |
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