Short-tailed pygmy monitor

The short-tailed pygmy monitor (Varanus brevicauda) is the second smallest living monitor lizard in the world with a maximum length of 25 cm.

Short-tailed pygmy monitor
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Odatria
Species:
V. brevicauda
Binomial name
Varanus brevicauda
Boulenger, 1898
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