MEGALANIA


Varanus Priscus also known as Megalania Prisca or Megalania is an extinct monitor lizard. They also were part of megafauna that can be found during Pleistocene period in Southern Australia. They “seem” to have disappeared betweeen 40,000 – 30,000 thousand years ago. its is similar with the biggest lizard that still roam the earth today which is Komodo Dragon that inhabited Komodo Island in indonesia. Yet, its closest living relative is the Lace monitor. There have been a lot of people claimed that they have seen or encounter with Megalania in the present days. These reports only began after the species was first describe and publicly known, yet there is no scientific evidence of existence of the species.


                              comparison of body size

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