---
title: "Varano-de-bengala"
description: "Varanus bengalensis — Répteis. The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bengal-monitor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Varano-de-bengala

> Varanus bengalensis — Répteis. The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia.

- Scientific name: *Varanus bengalensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 5108
- Wikidata: [Q756805](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756805)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39415](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39415)

## Names

- en: Bengal Monitor
- de: Bengalwaran
- es: Varano de Bengala
- fr: Varan du Bengale
- nl: Bengaalse varaan
- pt: Varano-de-bengala
- pl: Waran bengalski

## Countries with the most observations

LK (2364), IN (2210), BD (61), NP (61), PK (37), CN (5), IR (4), MM (4)

## Summary

The Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), also called Indian monitor, is a species of monitor lizard distributed widely in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and West Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_monitor

## Photo

![Varano-de-bengala](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bengal-monitor/medium.jpg)

Photo: SUBHASHGHULE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304419668

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bengal-monitor?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).