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The scales in this species are keeled scales found on top of the head have been noted to be larger than those located on the back. Their bodies are muscular, with long, powerful, laterally compressed tails. They are the world's second-heaviest lizard, after the Komodo dragon. In exceptional cases, the species has been reported to reach 75 to 90 kg (165 to 198 lb), though most such reports are unverified and may be unreliable. The maximum weight of the species is over 50 kg (110 lb).

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Another study from the same area by the same authors similarly estimated mean body mass for mature specimens at 20 kg (44 lb) while yet another study found a series of adults to weigh 7.6 kg (17 lb). However, 80 males killed for the leather trade in Sumatra averaged only 3.42 kg (7.5 lb) and 56.6 cm (22.3 in) snout-to-vent and 142 cm (56 in) in total length 42 females averaged only 3.52 kg (7.8 lb) and 59 cm (23 in) snout-to-vent and 149.6 cm (58.9 in) in total length, although unskinned outsized specimens weighed 16 to 20 kg (35 to 44 lb). Adults rarely exceed 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) in length, but the largest specimen on record, from Sri Lanka, measured 3.21 m (10.5 ft). However, they grow much larger throughout life, with males being larger than females. Breeding maturity is attained for males when they are a relatively modest 40 cm (16 in) long and weigh 1 kg (2.2 lb), and for females at 50 cm (20 in). The water monitor is a large species of monitor lizard. Research initiatives such as these are very important to assess changes in conservation assessments. Morphological analyses have begun to unravel this taxonomic uncertainty but molecular studies are needed to test and confirm the validity of certain groupings within this genus. There is a significant amount of taxonomic uncertainty within this species complex. The family Varanidae contains nearly 80 species of monitor lizards, all of which belong to the genus Varanus. Stellio salvator was the scientific name used by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768 for a water monitor specimen. The local name in Sri Lanka is kabaragoya, denoting a subspecies with distinct morphological features. In Indonesian and Malay, the Asian water monitor is called biawak air, although due to its prevalence it is simply referred to as biawak. Water monitors entered the ground floor and ate or maimed the domestic animals, also hence the other name dtua gin gai ( ตัวกินไก่ ‘chicken eater’) or nong chorakae ( น้องจระเข้ ‘younger brother of crocodile’, ‘little crocodile’) and even sometimes called ta kuat ( ตะกวด), which in fact refers to a Bengal monitor ( V. Traditionally, Thai villagers lived in two-story houses the top floor was for living, while the ground floor was designed to be a space for domestic animals such as pigs, chickens, and dogs.

The origin of this offensive meaning can be traced back to a time when more people lived in rural areas in close proximity to monitor lizards. The word is also thought to bring bad luck, so some people prefer to call the animals 'silver-and-gold' ( ตัวเงินตัวทอง) to avoid the jinx.

In Thailand, the local word for a water monitor, hia ( เหี้ย), is used as an insulting word for bad and evil things, including bad persons. salvadorii) because of their similar scientific names. The water monitor is occasionally confused with the crocodile monitor ( V. The specific name is the Latin word for 'saviour', denoting a possible religious connotation. The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic waral ( ورل), which translates as 'monitor'.