Mertens' Water Monitor
Varanus mertensi
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Reptiles
Mertens' water monitor is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Varanidae
- Genus
- Varanus