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English: Monitor lizard is the common name of several large lizard species, comprising the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as an invasive species.

Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct varanid known as megalania (Varanus priscus) may have been capable of reaching lengths of as much as 7 m (23 ft). Most monitor species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known. While most monitor lizards are carnivorous, eating eggs, smaller reptiles, fish, birds and small mammals, some also eat fruit and vegetation, depending on where they live.[1]

A total of 78 species are currently recognized; however, given that several species-groups are in need of taxonomic review, this number is certain to be increased with future research.
മലയാളം: സാമാന്യം വലിയ ഒരു ഉരഗമാണ് ഉടുമ്പ് കുടുംബത്തിൽപ്പെട്ട. വലിയ കഴുത്ത്, ബലമുള്ള വാൽ, നഖങ്ങളും ബലമേറിയ വിരലുകളും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് എവിടെയും പിടിച്ചുകയറാനും, ബലമായി പിടിച്ചിരിക്കാനുമുള്ള കഴിവുകൾ എന്നിവയാണ് പ്രധാന പ്രത്യേകതകൾ.
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