Table of Contents Preface......................................................................................................................................................7 Acknowledgements................................................................................................................................8 Monitor Lizards: A short Overview......................................................................................................9 Why do we need this Identification Guide for Monitor Lizards?...................................................10 How to use this Identification Guide..................................................................................................12 Guidance for the Species Fact Sheets...............................................................................................13 Glossary..................................................................................................................................................18 Acronyms and Symbols.......................................................................................................................20 Main Characteristics of the 11 Subgenera of Monitor Lizards......................................................21 Species Fact Sheets: 1) Subgenus Empagusia Varan us bengalensis......................................................................................................................22 Varanus dumerilii............................................................................................................................24 Varanus flavescens........................................................................................................................ 26 Varanus nebulosus.........................................................................................................................28 Varanus rudicollis............................................................................................................................30 2) Subgenus Euprepiosaurus Varanus caerulivirens.....................................................................................................................32 Varanus cerambonensis.................................................................................................................34 Varanus doreanus...........................................................................................................................36 Varanus douarrha...........................................................................................................................38 Varanus finschi................................................................................................................................40 Varanus indicus...............................................................................................................................42 Varanus jobiensis............................................................................................................................44 Varanus juxtindicus.........................................................................................................................46 Varanus lirungensis........................................................................................................................48 Varanus melinus.............................................................................................................................50 Varanus obor...................................................................................................................................52 Varanus rainerguentheri.................................................................................................................54 Varanus semotus............................................................................................................................56 Varanus yuwonoi.............................................................................................................................58 Varanus zugorum............................................................................................................................60 3) Subgenus Hapturosaurus Varanus beccarii..............................................................................................................................62 Varanus boehmei............................................................................................................................64 Varanus bogerti...............................................................................................................................66 Varanus keithhornei........................................................................................................................68 Varanus kordensis..........................................................................................................................70 Varanus macraei.............................................................................................................................72 Varanus prasinus............................................................................................................................74 Varanus reisingeri...........................................................................................................................76 Varanus telenesetes.......................................................................................................................78 4) Subgenus Odatria Varanus acanthurus............................................................................................................................ 80 Varanus auffenbergi............................................................................................................................82 Varanus baritji..................................................................................................................................... 84 Varanus brevicauda.............................................................................................................................86 Varanus bushi.................................................................................................................................... 88 Varanus caudolineatus........................................................................................................................90 Varanus eremius..................................................................................................................................92 Varanus gilleni......................................................................................................................................94 Varanus glauerti...................................................................................................................................96 Varanus glebopalma............................................................................................................................98 Varanus hamersleyensis...................................................................................................................100 Varanus kingorum..............................................................................................................................102 Varanus mitchelli................................................................................................................................104 Varanus pilbarensis...........................................................................................................................106 Varanus primordius............................................................................................................................108 Varanus scalaris.................................................................................................................................110 Varanus semiremex......................................................................................................................... 112 Varanus similis...................................................................................................................................114 Varanus sparnus................................................................................................................................116 Varanus storri.....................................................................................................................................118 Varanus timorensis............................................................................................................................120 Varanus tristis.....................................................................................................................................122 5) Subgenus Papusaurus Varanus salvadorii..............................................................................................................................124 6) Subgenus Philippinosaurus Varanus bitatawa............................................................................................................................... 126 Varanus mabitang..............................................................................................................................128 Varanus olivaceus..............................................................................................................................130 7) Subgenus Polydaedalus Varanus albigularis............................................................................................................................132 Varanus exanthematicus..................................................................................................................134