Varanus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Arabic وَرَل (waral). === Proper noun === Varanus m A taxonomic genus within the family Varanidae – monitor lizards. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Varanidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Varanus (Empagusia), Varanus (Euprepiosaurus), Varanus (Hapturosaurus) (tree monitors), Varanus (Odatria), Varanus (Papusaurus) (Papuan monitor), Varanus (Philippinosaurus), Varanus (Polydaedalus) (African monotors), Varanus (Psammosaurus) (desert monitors), Varanus (Solomonsaurus) (spiny-neck monitor), Varanus (Soterosaurus) (water monitors), Varanus (Varanus) – subgenera Varanus varius (lace monitor) – type species; Varanus exanthematicus (savannah monitor), Varanus griseus (desert monitor), Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) – selected other species === References === Varanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Varanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Varanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons