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    Species Accepted

    Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792)

    Bosc's Monitor
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Varanus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      26 results
      Arovaraani Finnish
      Bok Spanish
      Bosc's Monitor English
      Kapo varanas Lithuanian
      Linguana de mato Portuguese
      Savanna Monitor English
      Savannah Monitor English
      Steppenwaran German
      Steppevaraan Dutch
      Steppevaran Danish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      73 results
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      Lisle, & de, H. F. (1996). Natural History of Monitor Lizards. Krieger, Malabar (Florida).
      Barnett, Linda K. & Emms, Craig. (2005). Common reptiles of The Gambia. Rare Repro, Hailsham, East Sussex, 24 Pp.
      Brygoo, E. R. (1987). Les types de Varanides (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Museum national d’Histoire naturelle. Catalogue critique. Bulletin Du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4e Ser., 9, Sect. A (Zool., BioI. & Ecol. Anim.), (2), Supplement, 21-38.
      Bennett, & Daniel. (2000). The density and abundance of juvenile Varanus exanthematicus (Sauria: Varandiae) in the coastal plain of Ghana. Amphibia-Reptilia 21 (3): 301-306.
      Segniagbeto, G. H., Dekawole, J. K., Ketoh, G. K., Dendi, D., & Luiselli, L. (2022). Herpetofaunal Diversity in a Dahomey Gap Savannah of Togo (West Africa): Effects of Seasons on the Populations of Amphibians and Reptiles. Diversity 14: 964.
      Wesiak, K. (2006). Zur Pflege und Nachzucht des westafrikanischen Steppenwarans Varanus (Polydaedalus) exanthematicus (BOSC, 1792). Elaphe 14 (3): 21-34.
      Böhme, W. (2003). Checklist of the living monitor lizards of the world (family Varanidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen 341: 6-43.
      Ullenbruch, K., Grell, O., & Böhme, W. (2010). Reptiles from southern Benin, West Africa, with the description of a new Hemidactylus (Gekkonidae), and a country-wide checklist. Bonn Zool. Bull. 57 (1): 31-54.
      Rödel, M. O., Grabow, K., Hallermann, J., & Böckheler, C. (1997). Die Echsen des Comoé-Nationalparks, Elfenbeinküste. Salamandra 33 (4): 225-240.

      Citation

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