Desert Monitor
  • Persian name Bozmache-ye-Biyabani
  • English name Desert Monitor
  • Scientific name Varanus griseus
  • Family Varanidae
  • Morphology From snout to vent is 60 mm and length of the tail is 90 mm The base of the tail where it is attached to the body is oval-shaped and there is no double-pointed crown on the upper surface of the tail.
  • Ethology It is active In late mornings or in the afternoons. When threatened, it stands on its four hands, with a bulging throat, it uses its powerful tail liked a whip in defense.