Summary ²

Varanidae is a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the extinct Megalania (the largest known lizard), the Komodo dragon (the largest living lizard), and the crocodile monitor. Varanidae also contains the living genus Varanus and a number of extinct taxa. Their closest living relatives are the anguid and helodermatid lizards.

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1. (c) Dr Caesar Sengupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dr Caesar Sengupta
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanidae

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• iNat taxon page
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