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The savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) is a medium sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa. The species is known as Bosc's monitor in Europe, since French scientist Louis Bosc first described the species. It belongs to the subgenus Polydaedalus, along with the Nile, the ornate and other monitors.

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1. (c) Daniel Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg
2. (c) Lies Van Rompaey, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9443322628_05c4a73cae_o.jpg
3. (c) eddyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
4. (c) James Dowling-Healey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/james_dowlinghealey/Vexan1/medium.jpg
5. (c) James Dowling-Healey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/james_dowlinghealey/Vexan2/medium.jpg
6. (c) James Dowling-Healey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/james_dowlinghealey/Vexan3/medium.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanus_exanthematicus

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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