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The scientific name of monitor lizards is Varanus.
Scientific Name: Varanus Komodoensis Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Species: Varanus Komodoensis
Varanus komodoensis.
Jonathan A. Campbell has written: 'Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia' -- subject(s): Classification, Lizards, Abronia (Reptiles), Anguidae 'The venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere' -- subject(s): Poisonous snakes, Reptiles
The scientific name for the Gila monster is Heloderma suspectum. It belongs to the genus Heloderma, which consists of venomous lizards primarily found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
No. The genus Boiga that includes the twig snakes is one example of venomous colubridae.
Lizards are not one single species or genus. There are many different species and genera of lizards, ranging from the tiny Pygmy Chameleon to the gigantic Crocodile Monitor. The taxonomic order which all lizards share is: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Sub-Order: Lacertilia
Thomas H. Fritts has written: 'New species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus from Peru (Sauria: Iguanidae)' -- subject(s): Stenocercus 'A multivariate evolutionary analysis of the Andean inguanid lizards of the genus stenocercus' -- subject(s): Lizards, Stenocercus
There are many lizards of different families in Madagaskar, but the most famous lizards are the chameloens and the Madagaskar-geckos of the genus Phelsuma.
he is a Komodo Dragon, Correction: Mr. Kipling is an Asian Water Monitor Lizard. Often confused with Komodo Dragons. Both are of the genus Varanus, but the subgenus is different. The Asian Water Monitor Lizard (Mr. Kipling) is of the subgenus Soterosaurus Salvator, whereas a Komodo Dragon is is of the subgenus Varanus Komodoensis.
There are millions of species of lizards, and hundreds of genus, like Rhacodactylus and Pogona, what you must mean is either order or class or maybe even family. all reptiles are in the class Reptilia, and most lizards are in the order squamata. Then for family it gets more specific, geckos are in geckonidae, and agamas are in agamidae, and so on.
Wayne. King has written: 'Systematics of Lesser Antillean lizards of the genus Sphaerodactylus' -- subject(s): Sphaerodactylus, Reptiles 'A new gekkonid lizard of the genus Cyrtodactylus from the Philippine Islands' -- subject(s): Lizards, Cyrtodactylus redimiculus