Herpetologist Robert Mertens later argued that Varanus probably originated in the archipelago.
爬虫学家罗伯特·默滕斯后来提出，巨蜥属可能起源于这个群岛。
Because most existing species live in Australia, early researchers concluded that Varanus originated in Australia and subsequently island hopped westward along the Indo-Australian archipelago.
由于现存的大多数物种生活在澳大利亚，早期的研究人员得出结论，巨蜥属起源于澳大利亚，随后沿着印澳群岛向西跳跃。
A related puzzle for scientists is the present distribution of Varanus' largest surviving species, the Komodo dragon.
令科学家们困惑的一个相关问题是，现存最大物种科莫多巨蜥的分布情况。
Dubbed Varanus bitatawa, the giant lizard is a close cousin of the Komodo dragon of Indonesia.
这种巨蜥名为“碧塔塔瓦”，它们是印尼科莫多巨蜥的近亲。
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, reaching up to three metres (10 feet) long.
报道说，科莫多巨蜥（Komododragon）是世界上体形最大的蜥蜴，其身长能长到3米。
Any of about 30 species of lizards (genus Varanus, family Varanidae), found in the Old World tropics and subtropics.
蜥蜴亚目巨蜥科巨蜥属爬虫类通称，约30种。产于东半球的热带和亚热带地区。好评(0)。
Sporting a "mesmerizing pattern of turquoise and blue," the monitor lizard Varanus macraei was discovered on the island of Batanta, off the Peninsula of Papua, in 2001.
有着“绿色和蓝色相间迷人图案”的巨蜥Varanus macraei与2001年发现于远离巴布亚半岛的巴丹塔岛。
Sporting a "mesmerizing pattern of turquoise and blue," the monitor lizard Varanus macraei was discovered on the island of Batanta, off the Peninsula of Papua, in 2001.
有着“绿色和蓝色相间迷人图案”的巨蜥Varanus macraei与2001年发现于远离巴布亚半岛的巴丹塔岛。
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