Soterosaurus | |
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Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus |
Subgenus: | Soterosaurus Ziegler & Bohme, 1997 |
Species | |
Soterosaurus is a subgenus of monitor lizards commonly known as Southeast Asian water monitors. Most species are endemic to the Philippines, but black rough-necked monitors, Asian water monitors, and Togian water monitors can be found elsewhere in Southeast Asia.[1]