Pygmy mulga monitor

The pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni), also known commonly as Gillen's monitor or just the mulga monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Pygmy mulga monitor
Alice Springs Desert Park
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. gilleni
Binomial name
Varanus gilleni
Lucas & C. Frost, 1895
Synonyms
  • Varanus gilleni
    Lucas & C. Frost, 1895
  • Worrellisaurus gilleni
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Varanus (Odatria) gilleni
    Hörenberg & Koch, 2013
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