Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Alternative combination: Lacerta nilotica
Belongs to Varanus according to L. M. Clos 1995
See also Stromer 1910
Sister taxa: Varanus (Varaneades), Varanus acanthurus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus baritji, Varanus beccarii, Varanus bengalensis, Varanus bogerti, Varanus brevicauda, Varanus catalaunicus, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus deserticolus, Varanus doreanus, Varanus dumerili, Varanus eremitus, Varanus eremius, Varanus exanthematicus, Varanus gilleni, Varanus griseus, Varanus hoffmanni, Varanus hooijeri, Varanus komodoensis, Varanus lemoinei, Varanus lungui, Varanus marathonensis, Varanus mokrensis, Varanus olivaceus, Varanus prasinus, Varanus prisca, Varanus rusingensis, Varanus salvadorii, Varanus salvator, Varanus semiremex, Varanus semjonovi, Varanus sivalensis, Varanus tristis, Varanus tyrasiensis, Varanus varius, Iberovaranus catalaunicus
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Eritrea (2), Kenya (1), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uganda (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chad (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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