Utilizaba sus mandíbulas fuertes y dientes afilados para desgarrar la carne de sus presas

with a stout jaw and small teeth

probablemente en un rango aproximado de 5–8 toneladas según el individuo y la reconstrucción utilizada

and greatly reduced but muscular forelimbs with two functional digits equipped with curved claws

000 kilogramos en machos grandes

Varanus priscus Prenocephale Utilizaba sus mandíbulas fuertes yVaranus priscus, traditionally known as Megalania, was the largest known terrestrial lizard and one of the most formidable predators of Australias Pleistocene megafauna. Although the name Megalania prisca was used for many years, modern taxonomic revisions generally place the species within the genus Varanus, the same group that includes living monitor lizards such as the Komodo dragon and the Australian perentie. The specific name priscus refers to