Crocodile Monitor
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| Scientific name | Varanus salvadorii |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Monitor lizard |
| Order | Scaled reptiles |
| Rank | Species |
| Did you know | As an arboreal lizard, it can hang onto branches with its rear legs and occasionally use its tail as a prehensile grip. |
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| ID | 1122162 |
About Crocodile Monitor
Varanus salvadorii is a species of monitor lizard endemic to New Guinea. Its common names include crocodile monitor, Papua monitor, Salvadori's monitor and artellia. It is the largest monitor lizard known from New Guinea, and is one of the longest lizards in the world, verified at up to 244 cm.
Crocodile Monitor Photos
