Varanus griseus (Desert Monitor) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Order Squamata
        
        Family Varanidae
        
        Genus Varanus
        
        Species Varanus griseus (Desert Monitor)
        
        Infraspecies Varanus griseus caspius
        
        Infraspecies Varanus griseus griseus
        
        Infraspecies Varanus griseus koniecznyi