Varanus (Psammosaurus)

Varanus (Psammosaurus)
Desert monitor in Saudi Arabia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Psammosaurus
Species

Psammosaurus is one of the 11 subgenera of the genus Varanus. It consists of two species of desert monitor native to Asia and North Africa.[1]

Taxonomy

Species Taxon author Common name Image
V. griseus Daudin, 1803 Desert monitor
V. nesterovi Böhme, Ehrlich, Milto, Orlov, & Scholz, 2015 Nesterov's desert monitor

References

  1. ↑ "Desert Monitors (Subgenus Psammosaurus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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