Original Range and subspecies ⁴

The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is still found throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, but used to occur up north to Syria as well. They are still found in the Upper Nile in southern Egypt, but have been extirpated in northern Egypt and the Levant. Nile Monitors currently occur in 0% of their original range in our region.

Reintroduction efforts so far ⁵

None.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin Grimm
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. (c) Thomas Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Brown, http://www.flickr.com/photos/63048706@N06/12956727193/
4. Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanus_niloticus
5. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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