# Varanidae

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## [About the Varanidae](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/about-the-varanidae/51)

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The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea and order Anguimorpha. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards,\[1\] includes the living genus Varanus and a number of extinct genera m…