It is also known as the rusty desert monitor.

Desert Monitor reproduction normally takes place between the months of May through July.

The Pygmy Desert Monitor reaches a total length of about 50 cm.

Stomach contents indicate that the diet by volume of the pygmy desert monitor consists mainly of other lizards (76%).

The pygmy desert monitor (Varanus eremius) is a species of small monitor lizard native to Australia.

Varanus griseus koniecznyi (Indian Desert Monitor).

Side exhibits center on cotton-top tamarins, meerkats, emerald tree boas, Dwarf Mongooses, desert monitors, among others.

The tail of the Pygmy Desert Monitor shows alternating cream-colored and deep brown longitudinal stripes, which are often broken up into scattered spots at the tail base.

The Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and South Asia.

They have also been observed to hunt small birds like Greater Hoopoe Lark, Desert Lark, and consume reptiles such as Desert Monitor, Fringe-toed lizards, sandfish, short-fingered gecko, horned and sand vipers, and insects.

Three subspecies of Varanus griseus have been described:

The Varanus griseus species goes into hibernation from approximately September all the way to April.

The Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and South Asia.

Varanus griseus is not threatened in much of its habitat, although a great deal of the land previously inhabited by the subspecies Varanus griseus caspius has been turned into farmland, which puts pressure on the species.