Desert monitor

Desert monitor
	Caspian monitor (Varanus griseus caspius)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Subgenus:	Psammosaurus
Species:	V. griseus
Binomial name
	Varanus griseus; (Daudin, 1803)
Synonyms
	Psammosaurus arabicus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899; Psammosaurus griseus Sixta, 1900; Psammosaurus terrestris Rablrückhard, 1881; Tupinambis arenarius Geoffroy, 1827; Tupinambis griseus Daudin, 1803; Varanus arenarius Duméril & Bibron, 1836; Varanus griseus griseus De Lisle, 1996; Varanus scincus Merrem, 1820; Varanus terrestris Schinz, 1834; Varanus (Psammosaurus) griseus Mertens, 1942;

The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. The desert monitor is carnivorous, feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.

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