Bengal monitor
| Bengal monitor | |
|---|---|
| In Maharashtra, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Empagusia |
| Species: | V. bengalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tupinambis bengalensis | |
The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called the Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent, as well as parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia.