1. Varanus can also increase its metabolic rate, like mammals but often more effectively.

2. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, reaching up to three metres (10 feet) long.

3. Varanus macraei, found on the island of Batanta and described in 2001, is one of the most spectacular reptile discoveries anywhere.

4. Any of about 30 species of lizards (genus Varanus, family Varanidae), found in the Old Worldtropics and subtropics.

5. Dubbed Varanus bitatawa, the giant lizard is a close cousin of the Komodo dragon of Indonesia.

6. Sporting a "mesmerizing pattern of turquoise and blue, " the monitor lizard Varanus macraei was discovered on the island of Batanta, off the Peninsula of Papua, in 2001.

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