Slekta hører til i familien varaner, Varanidae.
Dvergvaran, Varanus acanthurus "IMG_0920" by Mark Scott Johnson via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution. | Steppevaran, Varanus exanthematicus "Outside" by Clocker via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs. |
Kjempevaran, Varanus giganteus "Perentie at Sydney Wildlife World head closeup" by Derrick Coetzee via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution. | Komodovaran, Varanus komodoensis |
Nilvaran, Varanus niloticus "Varanus niloticus" by Danny S. 1993 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution. | Grønn Trevaran, Varanus prasinus |
Båndvaran, Varanus salvator "A Curious Water Monitor" by Nhussein via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike. | Varanus varius "Goanna/ Lace Monitor/ Lace Goanna - Whitsunday Islands" by Brewbooks via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike. |