Lizards & Snakes · Squamata

Monitor lizards

Family Varanidae

The monitors — large, intelligent, powerful predators that need serious space, heat and enrichment. From the manageable ackie monitor to the demanding, oft-mis-sold savannah monitor.

2 species on Baskden · 2 with a full care guide.

Ackie MonitorVaranus acanthurusIntermediate✓ Care guideThe dwarf monitor with a dog's smarts — an interactive, dinosaur-like lizard for a dedicated keeper.
Savannah MonitorVaranus exanthematicusAdvanced✓ Care guideThe stocky African monitor sold as a bargain beginner lizard — rewarding, but genuinely advanced and too often kept badly.

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