Thai

Bengal monitor

clouded monitor

Alternative forms

• จะกวด

Noun

ตะกวด • ‎(dtà-gùuat) ‎(classifier ตัว)

1. (zoology) Bengal monitor, a lizard, Varanus bengalensis (Gray), of the family Varanidae.
2. (zoology) clouded monitor, a lizard, Varanus nebulosus (Gray), of the family Varanidae, formerly a subspecies of Bengal monitor.

Usage notes

• The lizard is confused with เหี้ย ‎(hîia, “Asian water monitor”).

Synonyms

• แลน ‎(lɛɛn)