Editing Monitor lizard (section)

==Conservation==
According to [[IUCN Red List]] of threatened species, most of the monitor lizards species fall in the categories of least concern, but the population is decreasing globally. All but five species of monitor lizards are classified by the [[CITES|Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]] under Appendix II, which is loosely defined as species that are not necessarily threatened with extinction but may become so unless trade in such species is subject to strict regulation to avoid use incompatible with the survival of the species in the wild. The remaining five species – the [[Bengal monitor|Bengal]], [[yellow monitor|yellow]], [[desert monitor|desert]], and [[Varanus nebulosus|clouded]] monitors and the Komodo Dragon– are classified under CITES Appendix I, which outlaws international commercial trade in the species.<ref>{{Cite web
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The [[yellow monitor]] is protected in all countries in its range except Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Ghimire HR, Shah KB |year=2014|title= Status and habitat ecology of the Yellow Monitor, ''Varanus flavescens'', in the Southeastern part of Kanchanpur District, Nepal|journal= Herpetological Conservation and Biology|volume= 9|issue=2|pages= 387–393|url=http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_9/Issue_2/Ghimire_Shah_2014.pdf}}</ref>

In [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Telangana]] and all other parts of South India, catching or killing of monitor lizards is banned under the Protected Species Act.