What are the closest living relatives of the family of lizards that includes the species Varanus komodoensis?
Varanidae:  Their closest living relatives are the anguid and helodermatid lizards. Komodo dragon: The Komodo dragon ("Varanus komodoensis"), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar.
the anguid and helodermatid lizards.