savannah monitor, Bosc's monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

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Subject:	savannah monitor, Bosc's monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
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Description
English: Varanus exanthematicus in coastal plain of Ghana
Date 6 April 2012
Author Daniel Bennett
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_exanthematicus_in_the_wild.jpg

The savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa. The species is known as Bosc's monitor in Europe, since French scientist Louis Bosc first described the species. It belongs to the subgenus Polydaedalus, along with the Nile, the ornate and other monitors. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Lacertilia, Family: Varanidae.

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