Bengal monitor: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bengal monitor lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Varanus bengalensis
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia
Length	515 mm (mean)
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Varanidae

Where does the Bengal monitor live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bengal monitor in 6 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Bengal monitor?

Wikidata records the following for the Bengal monitor: length 515 mm (mean).

Is the Bengal monitor endangered?

The Bengal monitor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bengal monitor?

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Varanidae, genus Varanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bengal monitor

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called the common Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bengal monitor (revision 1377186724), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756805 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).