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Palawan water monitor
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palawan water monitor (Varanus palawanensis) is a quite large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus |
Subgenus: | Soterosaurus |
Species: | V. palawanensis |
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Varanus palawanensis | |
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