Large-scaled water monitor

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Varanus nuchalis ZooHalle 1.JPG

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Paguntalan, L.M. |author2=Gaulke, M |author3= Santos, G. |author4=Sy, E. |date=2022 |title=Varanus nuchalis |volume=2022 |page=e.T169767A195385088 |access-date=14 December 2021}}

| genus = Varanus

| parent = Varanus (Soterosaurus)

| species = nuchalis

| authority = (Günther, 1872)

}}

The large-scaled water monitor (Varanus nuchalis) is a species of monitor lizard.{{cite web |title=Varanus semiremex |url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Varanus&species=nuchalis |website=The Reptile Database |access-date=14 December 2021}}

It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Cebu, Ticao, Negros, Panay and Masbate.

The species is found in a variety of habitats, primarily mangroves and lowland forests.