Palawan water monitor

Palawan water monitor
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lanthanotidae
Genus: Varanus
Subgenus: Soterosaurus
Species:
V. palawanensis
Binomial name
Varanus palawanensis
Koch, Gaulke & Böhme, 2010

The Palawan water monitor (Varanus palawanensis) is a quite large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.