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The white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis albigularis) is a lizard found in southern Africa. They are usually gray-brown with yellowish or white markings, and can reach up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length. They are found in Southern Africa, northwards to Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique.
The Angolan white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis angolensis) is a lizard found in and around Angola. It is usually gray-brown with yellowish or white markings, and can reach up to 1.5 m in length. It is one of the three subspecies of Varanus albigularis.
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. ... V. albigularis, rock monitor, white-throated monitor
Tourists on safari are warned about lions and leopards, but maybe they should be cautioned about giant lizards. A group of tourists was camped out at the Skukuza camp site in South Africa's Kruger ...
Water monitors are a large breed of monitor lizard and are a common sight in Singapore’s green spaces and rivers. The reptiles can grow to as long as two meters in length (6 feet) and weigh up ...
The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic word waral ورل (English: "monitor"). The specific name albigularis comes from a compound of two Latin words, albus (meaning "white") and gula ("throat"). Subspecies of V. albigularis are: White-throated monitor, V. a. albigularis; Angolan white-throated monitor, V. a. angolensis
A huge monitor lizard explored a family's garage before it was caught hiding behind a Buddhist shrine. Footage shows the 5ft-long reptile crawling along the driveway before a resident discovered ...
The tall skull and round teeth of a Nile monitor Skull anatomy of Varanus exanthematicus (2nd row on the left) compared with other Varanoids White-throated monitor Nile monitor The genus Varanus is believed to have originated in South Asia , and the anatomy of its earliest members are thought to resemble modern members of Empagusia , such as ...