| Varanus (Empagusia) | |
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| Bengal monitor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Empagusia |
| Species | |
Empagusia is a subgenus of monitor lizards in South to Southeast Asia, which includes medium to large species.
The black rough-necked monitor (V. rudicollis) was previously part of this subgenus, but genomic analyses show that it is actually the basalmost member of the closely related subgenus Soterosaurus , also known as the water monitors. [1]
| Species | Image |
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| Bengal monitor ( V. bengalensis ) |  |
| Dumeril's monitor ( V. dumerilii ) |  |
| Yellow monitor ( V. flavescens ) |  |
| Clouded monitor ( V. nebulosus ) |  |
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