Varanus (Polydaedalus)

Varanus (Polydaedalus)
Nile monitor in South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Polydaedalus
Species

Polydaedalus, commonly referred as African monitors, is one of the 11 subgenera of the genus Varanus.[1] Its species are native to Africa and West Asia, among which are Africa's largest lizards.

  1. ^ "Updated checklist of the living monitor lizards of the world".