Nile Monitor
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Class | Reptilia |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Scientific name | Varanus niloticus |
Order | Squamata |
Rank | Species |
Did you know | The Nile monitor lizard is the largest lizard in Africa, growing up to 2. 1 meters (7 feet) long. |
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ID | 1122184 |
About Nile Monitor
The Nile monitor is a large member of the monitor family found throughout much of Africa, but is absent from the west, where it is replaced by Varanus stellatus. Other common names include the African small-grain lizard, water leguaan or river leguaan.