Scientific DataChromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of the water monitor lizard, Varanus salvatorYu DuXia-Ming ZhuYun-Tao YaoLi-Ping KangChi-Xian LinKun GuoXi-Feng WangYan-Fu QuXiang Ji2026-03-05Full textDOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-06985-y