Page citation Anonymous 2025. Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) – Bengal Monitor Lizard . In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/varanus-bengalensis, accessed 2025/10/26. The Bengal monitor lizard can adapt to a wide range of environments, from deserts to rainforests to seasonally snowy winter habitats, unlike other varanid lizards. The Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and grows to about 175 cm from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail.
