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8 in). In body mass, adults have been reported to vary widely, one study claiming only 0.8 to 1.7 kg (1.8 to 3.7 lb), others state weights ranging from 5.9 to 15 kg (13 to 33 lb) in big monitors. Variations may be due to age or environmental conditions. Exceptionally large specimens may scale as much as 20 kg (44 lb), but this species weighs somewhat less on average than the bulkier
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Nile monitors are often found in the pet trade despite their highly aggressive demeanor and resistance to taming. Juvenile monitors will tail whip as a defensive measure, and as adults, they are capable of inflicting moderate to serious wounds from biting and scratching. Nile monitors require a large
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in the United States, established breeding populations of Nile monitors have been known to exist in different parts of the state since at least 1990. Genetic studies have shown that these introduced animals are part of the subpopulation that originates from West Africa, and now often is recognized as
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Dowell, S.A, D.M. Portik, V. de
Buffrenil, I Ineich, E Greenbaum, S.O. Kolokotronis and E.R. Hekkala. 2016. Molecular data from contemporary and historical collections reveal a complex story of cryptic diversification in the Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus Species Group. Molecular Phylogenetics and
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Their nostrils are placed high on their snouts, indicating these animals are very well adapted for an aquatic lifestyle. They are also excellent climbers and quick runners on land. Nile monitors feed on a wide variety of prey items, including fish, frogs and toads (even poisonous ones of the genera
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The Nile monitor is Africa's longest lizard. They grow from about 120 to 220 cm (3 ft 11 in to 7 ft 3 in) in length, with the largest specimens attaining 244 cm (8 ft). In an average-sized specimen, the snout-to-vent length will be around 50 cm (1 ft
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Fitzinger, L. (1826). Neue
Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natĂĽrlichen Verwandtschaften nebst einer Verwandschafts-Tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien.
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Protection under the plenary power of the specific names bengalensis Daudin, 1802, as published in the combination
Tupinambis bengalensis, and salvator Laurenti 1768, as published in the combination Stellio
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Florida Keys. The potential for the established population of Nile monitors in Lee, Charlotte, and other counties in Florida, to negatively impact indigenous crocodilians, such as
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African Nile monitor as synonyms of the Nile monitor, but do note that this broad species definition includes distinctive subpopulations.
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properties. The Nile monitor has quite striking, but variable, skin patterns, as they are greyish-brown above with greenish-yellow barring on the tail and large, greenish-yellow
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They have muscular bodies, strong legs, and powerful jaws. Their teeth are sharp and pointed in juvenile animals and become blunt and peg-like in adults. They also possess sharp
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Böhme, W., and T. Ziegler (1997). A taxonomic review of the
Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) species complex. The Herpetological Journal 7: 155-162.
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Varanus albigularis and Varanus niloticus in South Africa. African Zoology 49(1): 83–93 (April 2014)
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Monitor Lizards: Natural History, Biology & Husbandry
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1301:participating institution membership
883:Nile monitors are excellent swimmers
2934:IUCN Red List least concern species
1781:(Campbell, 2003; Enge et al. 2004).
1710:"NAS - Invasive Species FactSheet:
1497:Monitor Lizards – Captive Husbandry
1194:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
991:. They are not found in any of the
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629:. He described it again in 1766 as
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606:culture at least a millennium ago.
1695:Reptile Specialists (Nile monitor)
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1238:Evolution 94(Part B): 591-604.
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1545:"ANIMALS - Varanus niloticus"
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1327:Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
486:River and its tributaries in
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1638:. Viper Press. p. 138.
1096:, a small city southwest of
983:Nile monitors are native to
598:Members of the Nile monitor
2959:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
1718:Nonindenous Aquatic Species
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1989:Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (
1980:Guatemalan beaded lizard (
1411:ICZN (1959). Opinion 540.
1398:Yong, Ed (20 April 2016).
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528:African small-grain lizard
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2154:Kimberely rock monitor (
2031:Earless monitor lizard (
1850:Bennett, Daniel (1998).
1400:Florida’s Dragon Problem
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841:Adult dentition is blunt
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2949:Reptiles of West Africa
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1998:Mexican beaded lizard (
1971:Chiapan beaded lizard (
1665:. Struik. p. 176.
1468:Nile Monitor Care Sheet
1293:Oxford University Press
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1856:. Edition Chimaira.
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1260:Encyclopedia of Life
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729:West African forests
2508:Varanus amnhophilis
2335:Turquoise monitor (
2308:Roughneck monitor (
2127:Dumeril's monitor (
2109:Crocodile monitor (
1599:"Varanus Nilotlcus"
1521:Condon, K. (1987).
1493:"Varanus niloticus"
1344:Oxford Dictionaries
1291:(Online ed.).
1122:American crocodiles
1114:American alligators
512:Asian water monitor
364:Lacertus tupinambis
141:Conservation status
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2393:Related categories
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2181:Mangrove monitor (
1795:"Everglades CISMA"
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2540:Cherminotus
2533:Aiolosaurus
2491:Megalania (
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2256:V. gilleni
2221:V. bitatawa
2192:V. mertensi
2156:V. glauerti
2138:V. prasinus
2102:V. doreanus
2066:V. beccarii
2057:V. salvator
2022:Lanthanotus
2000:H. horridum
1973:H. alvarezi
1835:15 December
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1354:17 December
1265:15 December
1214:18 February
1074:Punta Rassa
1066:Pine Island
897:Sclerophrys
798:Description
772:East Africa
741:chimpanzees
691:. In 1942,
617:: First as
488:East Africa
418:Leach, 1819
2928:Categories
2346:V. gouldii
2265:V. melinus
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2183:V. indicus
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2093:V. baritji
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