Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,780
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is a large member of the monitor family (Varanidae) found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in drier regions, and along the Nile River and its tributaries in East Africa. Additionally, there are modern, invasive populations in North America. The population found in West African forests and savannahs is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the West African Nile monitor (V.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Nile monitor”.