Species

Perentie

Varanus giganteus · described by (GRAY 1845)

Perentie (Varanus giganteus) — Photo: Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Varanus giganteus
First described: (GRAY 1845)
Also called: Perentie
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where the Perentie sits on the tree