Monitor Lizard Or Komodo Dragon. Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. Or is a komodo dragon a type of monitor lizard?
Dragon lizards also called Agamids, are some of the most distributed lizard species in this planet. They are giant versions of monitor lizards, a reptile that resides all over southern Asia and Africa and are related to goannas found in. A Komodo Dragon is, in fact, a member of the monitor lizard family, or varanidae.
The Komodo Dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ) is native to Rinca, Komodo, Flores, Padar and other Indonesian Islands.
Komodo dragon is the largest species of monitor lizard.
Body of monitor lizard is covered with scales in tan, green, grey or brown color. A Komodo Dragon is, in fact, a member of the monitor lizard family, or varanidae. Monitor lizard, or monitor, is the common name for any of the Old World lizards comprising the Varanidae family, which contains only one extant genus, Varanus, whose members are characterized by a generally elongate neck, a heavy body, long-forked tongues, and long, non-autonomous tails.