Varanus arenarius
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Varanus arenarius
New Latin name Varanus griseus
Common name Nederlands: Woestijnvaraan
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The desert monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizards of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. The desert monitor is carnivorous, feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates. |
