Short-tailed pygmy monitor
| Short-tailed pygmy monitor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lanthanotidae |
| Genus: | Varanus |
| Subgenus: | Odatria |
| Species: | V. brevicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Varanus brevicauda Boulenger, 1898 | |
The short-tailed pygmy monitor (Varanus brevicauda) is the second smallest living monitor lizard in the world with a maximum length of 25 cm.