The savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus), also called Bosc's monitor after the French naturalist who first described it in 1792, is a medium-sized monitor lizard native to a broad band of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and south toward the Congo River and the Rift Valley. It has a stout body, short limbs, and large, coarse scales, and its blunt teeth are adapted for crushing the snails and other hard-bodied invertebrates that make up much of its diet, along with insects, frogs, and occasional carrion. It is one of the most commonly traded monitor lizards in the international pet trade. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Varanus, Taxa Source Savannah Monitor (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Savannah Monitor (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
Sources
1. Savannah Monitor (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q135677 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Varanus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
- In Biome: Savanna, Introduction
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Savannah monitor
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern.
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