Genus Varanus
Species marked with † are extinct
†V. hoffmani?

†V. mokrensis
†V. rusingensis
Subgenus Empagusia:
V. bengalensis, Bengal monitor
V. dumerilii, Dumeril's monitor, brown roughneck monitor
V. flavescens, golden monitor, yellow monitor, short-toed monitor
V. nebulosus, clouded monitor
V. rudicollis, black roughneck monitor
Subgenus Euprepiosaurus:
V. bennetti, Bennett's long-tailed monitor
V. caerulivirens, turquoise monitor
V. cerambonensis, Ceram monitor
V. colei Kei Islands monitor
V. doreanus, blue-tailed monitor
V. douarrha,  New Ireland monitor
V. finschi, Finsch's monitor
V. indicus, mangrove monitor
V. jobiensis, peach-throated monitor
V. juxtindicus, Rennell Island monitor
V. melinus, quince monitor
V. lirungensis, Talaud mangrove monitor
V. obor, sago monitor
V. rainerguentheri Rainer Günther’s monitor
V. semotus, Mussau Island blue-tailed monitor
V. tsukamotoi, Mariana monitor
V. yuwonoi black-backed mangrove monitor, tricolor monitor
V. zugorum, silver monitor, Zug's monitor
Subgenus Hapturosaurus
V. beccarii, black tree monitor
V. boehmei, golden-spotted tree monitor
V. bogerti, Bogert's monitor
V. keithhornei, canopy goanna, blue-nosed tree monitor, Nesbit River monitor
V. kordensis, Biak tree monitor
V. macraei, blue-spotted tree monitor
V. prasinus, emerald tree monitor
V. reisingeri  yellow tree monitor
V. telenesetes, mysterious tree monitor, Rossell tree monitor
Subgenus Odatria:
V. acanthurus, ridge-tailed monitor, ackie monitor
V. a. acanthurus, ridge-tailed monitor
V. a. brachyurus, common ridge-tailed monitor
V. a. insulanicus, island ridge-tailed monitor
V. auffenbergi, Auffenberg's monitor, peacock monitor
V. baritji, White's dwarf monitor, black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor, lemon-throated monitor
V. brevicauda, short-tailed monitor
V. bushi, Pilbara stripe-tailed monitor, Bush's monitor
V. caudolineatus, stripe-tailed monitor
V. eremius, rusty desert monitor, pygmy desert monitor
V. gilleni, pygmy mulga monitor
V. glauerti, Kimberley rock monitor
V. glebopalma, twilight monitor, black-palmed rock monitor
V. hamersleyensis, Hamersley Range rock monitor
V. kingorum, Kings' rock monitor
V. mitchelli, Mitchell's water monitor
V. pilbarensis, Pilbara rock monitor
V. primordius Northern ridge-tailed monitor
V. scalaris, Banded tree monitor
V. semiremex rusty monitor
V. similis, Similis monitor, Spotted tree monitor
V. sparnus, Dampier Peninsula monitor
V. storri, Storr's monitor
V. s. storri, eastern Storr's monitor
V. s. ocreatus, western Storr's monitor
V. timorensis, Timor monitor
V. tristis
V. t. tristis, black-headed monitor
V. t. orientalis, freckled monitor
Subgenus Papusaurus
V. salvadorii, crocodile monitor
Subgenus Philippinosaurus:
V. bitatawa, Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor, butikaw, bitatawa
V. mabitang, Panay monitor, mabitang
V. olivaceus, Gray's monitor, butaan
Subgenus Polydaedalus:
V. albigularis, rock monitor, white-throated monitor
V. a. albigularis, white-throated monitor
V. a. angolensis, Angolan monitor
V. a. microstictus, black-throated monitor
V. exanthematicus, savannah monitor, Bosc's monitor
V. niloticus, Nile monitor
V. stellatus, West African Nile monitor
V. ornatus, Ornate monitor
V. yemenensis, Yemen monitor
Subgenus Psammosaurus:
V. griseus, desert monitor
V. g. griseus, desert monitor, grey monitor
V. g. caspius, Caspian monitor
V. g. koniecznyi, Indian desert monitor, Thar desert monitor
V. nesterovi, Nesterov’s desert monitor
Subgenus Solomonsaurus:
V. spinulosus, Spiny-necked mangrove monitor, Solomon Islands spiny monitor
Subgenus Soterosaurus:
V. bangonorum, Bangon monitor lizard
V. cumingi, Cuming's water monitor, yellow-headed water monitor
V. dalubhasa, Enteng’s monitor lizard
V. marmoratus, marbled water monitor, Philippine water monitor
V. nuchalis large-scaled water monitor
V. palawanensis, Palawan water monitor
V. rasmusseni Rasmussen's water monitor
V. salvator, Asian water monitor
V. s. salvator, Sri Lankan water monitor
V. s. andamanensis, Andaman water monitor
V. s. bivittatus, Two-striped water monitor, Javan water monitor
V. s. macro
Genus Varanus
Species marked with † are extinct
†V. hoffmani?
†V. mokrensis
†V. rusingensis
Subgenus Empagusia:
V. bengalensis, Bengal monitor
V. dumerilii, Dumeril's monitor, brown roughneck monitor
V. flavescens, golden monitor, yellow monitor, short-toed monitor
V. nebulosus, clouded monitor
V. rudicollis, black roughneck monitor
Subgenus Euprepiosaurus:
V. bennetti, Bennett's long-tailed monitor
V. caerulivirens, turquoise monitor
V. cerambonensis, Ceram monitor
V. colei Kei Islands monitor
V. doreanus, blue-tailed monitor
V. douarrha,  New Ireland monitor
V. finschi, Finsch's monitor
V. indicus, mangrove monitor
V. jobiensis, peach-throated monitor
V. juxtindicus, Rennell Island monitor
V. melinus, quince monitor
V. lirungensis, Talaud mangrove monitor
V. obor, sago monitor
V. rainerguentheri Rainer Günther’s monitor
V. semotus, Mussau Island blue-tailed monitor
V. tsukamotoi, Mariana monitor
V. yuwonoi black-backed mangrove monitor, tricolor monitor
V. zugorum, silver monitor, Zug's monitor
Subgenus Hapturosaurus
V. beccarii, black tree monitor
V. boehmei, golden-spotted tree monitor
V. bogerti, Bogert's monitor
V. keithhornei, canopy goanna, blue-nosed tree monitor, Nesbit River monitor
V. kordensis, Biak tree monitor
V. macraei, blue-spotted tree monitor
V. prasinus, emerald tree monitor
V. reisingeri  yellow tree monitor
V. telenesetes, mysterious tree monitor, Rossell tree monitor
Subgenus Odatria:
V. acanthurus, ridge-tailed monitor, ackie monitor
V. a. acanthurus, ridge-tailed monitor
V. a. brachyurus, common ridge-tailed monitor
V. a. insulanicus, island ridge-tailed monitor
V. auffenbergi, Auffenberg's monitor, peacock monitor
V. baritji, White's dwarf monitor, black-spotted ridge-tailed monitor, lemon-throated monitor
V. brevicauda, short-tailed monitor
V. bushi, Pilbara stripe-tailed monitor, Bush's monitor
V. caudolineatus, stripe-tailed monitor
V. eremius, rusty desert monitor, pygmy desert monitor
V. gilleni, pygmy mulga monitor
V. glauerti, Kimberley rock monitor
V. glebopalma, twilight monitor, black-palmed rock monitor
V. hamersleyensis, Hamersley Range rock monitor
V. kingorum, Kings' rock monitor
V. mitchelli, Mitchell's water monitor
V. pilbarensis, Pilbara rock monitor
V. primordius Northern ridge-tailed monitor
V. scalaris, Banded tree monitor
V. semiremex rusty monitor
V. similis, Similis monitor, Spotted tree monitor
V. sparnus, Dampier Peninsula monitor
V. storri, Storr's monitor
V. s. storri, eastern Storr's monitor
V. s. ocreatus, western Storr's monitor
V. timorensis, Timor monitor
V. tristis
V. t. tristis, black-headed monitor
V. t. orientalis, freckled monitor
Subgenus Papusaurus
V. salvadorii, crocodile monitor
Subgenus Philippinosaurus:
V. bitatawa, Northern Sierra Madre forest monitor, butikaw, bitatawa
V. mabitang, Panay monitor, mabitang
V. olivaceus, Gray's monitor, butaan
Subgenus Polydaedalus:
V. albigularis, rock monitor, white-throated monitor
V. a. albigularis, white-throated monitor
V. a. angolensis, Angolan monitor
V. a. microstictus, black-throated monitor
V. exanthematicus, savannah monitor, Bosc's monitor
V. niloticus, Nile monitor
V. stellatus, West African Nile monitor
V. ornatus, Ornate monitor
V. yemenensis, Yemen monitor
Subgenus Psammosaurus:
V. griseus, desert monitor
V. g. griseus, desert monitor, grey monitor
V. g. caspius, Caspian monitor
V. g. koniecznyi, Indian desert monitor, Thar desert monitor
V. nesterovi, Nesterov’s desert monitor
Subgenus Solomonsaurus:
V. spinulosus, Spiny-necked mangrove monitor, Solomon Islands spiny monitor
Subgenus Soterosaurus:
V. bangonorum, Bangon monitor lizard
V. cumingi, Cuming's water monitor, yellow-headed water monitor
V. dalubhasa, Enteng’s monitor lizard
V. marmoratus, marbled water monitor, Philippine water monitor
V. nuchalis large-scaled water monitor
V. palawanensis, Palawan water monitor
V. rasmusseni Rasmussen's water monitor
V. salvator, Asian water monitor
V. s. salvator, Sri Lankan water monitor
V. s. andamanensis, Andaman water monitor
V. s. bivittatus, Two-striped water monitor, Javan water monitor
V. s. macro
Monitor lizard