monitor lizard
noun
: any of various tropical carnivorous lizards (genus Varanus of the family Varanidae) of Australia, Asia, and Africa
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It was initially believed to be a monitor lizard, but witness accounts have shown otherwise, the department said.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Roughly 20 million years ago, monitor lizards, also known as goannas, appeared in Australia.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
New research published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society revealed for the first time that monitor lizards, commonly known as goannas in Australia, have osteoderms, a bony structure beneath the skin.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2025
The monitor lizard crosses the clearing as its tongue darts out, then the video stops.
—Irene Wright
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Roughly 20 million years ago, monitor lizards, also known as goannas, appeared in Australia.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
New research published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society revealed for the first time that monitor lizards, commonly known as goannas in Australia, have osteoderms, a bony structure beneath the skin.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2025
The monitor lizard crosses the clearing as its tongue darts out, then the video stops.
—Irene Wright
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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“Monitor lizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monitor%20lizard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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