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Varanidae
Varanidae
is a
family
of
lizards
of the
superfamily
Varanoidea
. The family, a group of
carnivorous
and
frugivorous
lizards, includes the extinct
Megalania
(the largest known lizard), the
Komodo dragon
(the largest living lizard), and the
crocodile monitor
. The Varanidae contain the living
genus
Varanus
and a number of extinct taxa. Their closest living relatives are the
anguid
and
helodermatid lizard
s.
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