A member of the monitor lizard family -LRB- Varanidae -RRB- , it is the largest living species of lizard , growing to an average length of and weighing around .

A monitor lizard , it is the largest living species of lizard , growing to an average length of NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 meters -LRB- approximately NUMBER@3 -- NUMBER@4 ft -RRB- and weighing around NUMBER@5 kilograms -LRB- NUMBER@6 lb -RRB- .
