Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   LIZARDS AND SNAKES   (SQUAMATA)
Family   MONITORS   (VARANIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: VARANUS ALBIGULARIS
Common name: ROCK MONITOR
Scientific name: VARANUS EXANTHEMATICUS
Common name: DRAGON - KOMODO
Scientific name: VARANUS KOMODOENSIS
Common name: MONITOR - NILE
Scientific name: VARANUS NILOTICUS
Common name: MONITOR - YELLOW SPOTTED
Scientific name: VARANUS PANOPTES
Common name: MONITOR - ASIAN WATER
Scientific name: VARANUS SALVATOR
Common name: BLACK THROATED MONITOR
Scientific name: VARANUS SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: VARANUS TIMORENSIS
Common name: MONITOR - YELLOW TREE
Scientific name: VARANUS NEW SPECIES