Wildlifeof Singapore
Clouded Monitor
Varanidae
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Varanus nebulosus
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Range
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java
The clouded monitor is a species of monitor lizard native to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, and to West Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java. They are excellent tree climbers and diurnal. It belongs to the subgenus Empagusia along with the Bengal monitor and Dumeril's monitor, and was previously listed as a subspecies of the Bengal monitor by some herpetologists (Wikipedia, general species account).
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- Where is the Clouded Monitor found?
- Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java