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Monitor lizard

Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the southern United States as an invasive species.

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Distribution

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Biology

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Conservation

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Monitor lizard

Nodes318
Edges317
Triples136
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006289
Components1

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Monitor lizard

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related to Distribution · 23
Monitor lizard → Africa, Australia, Brunei, China, Europe, Indian, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle Pleistocene, Monitor, Neogene, New Guinea, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, South China Sea, South Florida, Southeast Asia, Thailand
related to Conservation · 18
Monitor lizard → According, All, Appendix II, Bangladesh, Bengal, Bhutan, CITES Appendix, Convention, Endangered Species, Flora, India, International Trade, IUCN Red List, Komodo Dragon, Nepal, Pakistan, The, Wild Fauna
related to Etymology · 14
Monitor lizard → Ancient Greek, Arabic, But, German, In English, Lacerta, Latinize, Linnaeus, Nile, Semitic, Standard Arabic, The, Varanus, Waran
related to Traditional medicines · 12
Monitor lizard → Bengal, Hatha Jodi, Himalayan, In India, India, Indian, Monitor, Sellers, South, Southeast Asian, The, US
related to Food · 11
Monitor lizard → Australia, Both, India, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Southeast Asian, Thailand, The, Vietnam, West Africa
related to Leather · 10
Monitor lizard → Assam, Bengal, Bodo, Carnatic, In Papua New Guinea, Large-scale, Monitor, Papuan, The, Tok Pisin
related to As pets · 9
Monitor lizard → Ackie, Among, Argus, Asian, Dumeril's, Monitor, Nile, The, Timor
related to Biology · 7
Monitor lizard → However, Jacobson's, Like, Merten's, Monitor, The, While
related to External links · 7
Monitor lizard → American, Data, Monitor, Varanus, Wikimedia CommonsWestern Australian Museum, Wikispecies Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Venom · 7
Monitor lizard → Amongst, Anatomical, As, For, The, Unlike, Venom

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Varanus sparnusinstance ofin some species0.80text
to over 3 minstance ofin some species0.80text
the shape of the skullinstance offiner morphological features0.80text
limbs do varyinstance offiner morphological features0.80text
and are strongly related to the ecology of each species.Like snakesinstance offiner morphological features0.80text
monitor lizards have highly forked tongues that act as part of theinstance offiner morphological features0.80text
Vietnaminstance ofBoth meat and eggs are also eaten in Southeast Asian countries0.80text
Thailand as a delicacyinstance ofBoth meat and eggs are also eaten in Southeast Asian countries0.80text
Monitor lizardrelated to As petsMonitor0.60section
Monitor lizardrelated to As petsThe0.60section
Monitor lizardrelated to As petsAckie0.60section
Monitor lizardrelated to As petsAmong0.60section

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