Jenis-jenis BiawakSuku Varanidae terdiri atas dua kelompok yang sedikit berbeda, yalah dari marga Varanus yang besar (lebih dari 35 spesies di seluruh dunia), dan marga Lanthanotus yang sejauh ini berisi spesies tunggal L. borneensis dari Kalimantan. Marga yang kedua itu merupakan biawak yang bertubuh kecil (lk. 30 cm) dan tanpa lubang telinga.

Beberapa jenis biawak yang terdapat di Indonesia: Genus: Varanus

Subgenus:

1. Varanus

Varanus komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) --> NTT & NTB

V. panoptes panoptes/ V. panoptes horni/ V. gouldii/ V. gouldii horni (Sand Goanna/ Argus Monitor) --> Papua

2. Empagusia

V. nebulosus (Clouded Monitor) --> Jawa Timur

V. dumerilii (Dumeril's Monitor) --> Sumatera & Kalimantan

V. rudicollis (Black Roughneck Monitor) --> Sumatera & Kalimantan

3. Euprepiosaurus

Species group: V. indicus (indicus complex)

V. indicus (Mangrove Monitor) --> Papua

V. cerambonensis (Ceram Mangrove Monitor) --> Maluku (Seram & Ambon)

V. rainerguentheri (Rainer's Monitor) --> Maluku (Halmahera)

V. doreanus (Blue-tailed Monitor) --> Papua

V. caerulivirens (Turquois Monitor) --> Maluku (Halmahera)

V. jobiensis (Peach Throat Monitor) --> Papua

V. melinus (Quince Monitor) --> Maluku (Obi & Sula)

V. yuwonoi (Tri-colored Monitor) --> Maluku (Halmahera)

V. zugorum (Olive Monitor) --> Maluku (Halmahera)

V. lirungensis (Lirung Monitor) --> Maluku (Talaud)

V. obor (Torch Monitor/ Sago Monitor) --> Maluku (Sanana)

Species group: V. prasinus (prasinus complex)

V. prasinus (Emerald Tree Monitor) --> Papua

V. reisingeri (Yellow Tree Monitor/ Reisinger's Monitor) --> Papua (Misool, Raja Ampat)

V. kordensis (Korden's Monitor) --> Papua (Biak)

V. macraei (Blue-spotted Tree Monitor) --> Papua (Raja Ampat)

V. boehmei (Golden-spotted Tree Monitor) --> Papua (Waigeo)

V. beccarii (Black Tree Monitor) --> Papua (Aru)

4. Odatria (Dwarves Monitor) Species group: V. timorensis

V. timorensis (Timor Monitor) --> Timor

V. auffenbergi (Peacock Monitor) --> Rote

V. similis (Grey-spotted Tree Monitor) --> Papua

5. Papusaurus

V. salvadorii (Crocodile Monitor/ Tree Crocodile) --> Papua

6. Soterosaurus

V. salvator/ V. salvator salvator/ V. salvator bivittatus (Asian Water Monitor) --> Jawa & Sumatera

V. salvator togianus [Togian (Black) Water Monitor] --> Sulawesi (Togian)

V. salvator ssp. (Sulfur Water Monitor) --> Jawa (???)

V. salvator ssp. (Sulawesi Spotted Water Monitor) --> Sulawesi

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V. salvator ssp. (Black Dragon Water Monitor) --> Sumatera (Lampung)

V. salvator ssp. (Moluccas Water Monitor) --> Maluku (Halmahera)

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