Varanus griseus
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| Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803) |
Desert Monitor Varanus griseus is a species of Monitor lizard Distribution: Turkey (from Urfa) [Eiselt (1970), Böhme (1973)] Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Arabia, Oman, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran (incl. Kavir desert), Pakistan, NW India
Type locality: Dardsha, coast of the Caspian Sea
[edit] External links
- EMBL reptile database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Varanus_griseus3.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Varanus_griseus.jpg
[edit] References
- Tsellarius, A. Y.;Cherlin, V. A.;Menshikov, Y. A. 1991 Preliminary report on the study of biology of Varanus griseus (Reptilia, Varanidae) in Middle Asia Herpetological Researches (1): 61-103
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