Argus monitor
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| phylum | Chordata | The Argus monitor(Varanus panoptes) is a monitor lizard found in northern regions of Australia and southern New Guinea. It is also commonly known as the yellow-spotted monitor. The size of an Argus monitor differs greatly between the sexes, with the female reaching an average total length of three feet (90 cm), while the male reaches an average of 4–5 feet (120–140 cm), the larger sized animals being V. panoptes panoptes vs. V. panoptes horni. It is a reasonably lean monitor and does not put on the bulk that its African cousins often do. Most Argus monitors are yellow in color, with a background of brown or dark tan. Their color often varies with place of origin or even the individual.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Varanidae | |
| genus | Varanus | |
| species | V. panoptes |
