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Varanus albigularis (Rock monitor, White-throated monitor)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Varanidae (monitors) > Genus: Varanus

Varanus albigularis (Rock monitor, White-throated monitor)

Varanus albigularis, Nylsvlei, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Varanus albigularis (Rock monitor, White-throated monitor)

Varanus albigularis, Western Cape. [photo Els J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Varanus albigularis (Rock monitor, White-throated monitor) Varanus albigularis (Rock monitor, White-throated monitor)

Varanus albigularis, Eastern Cape. [photo Rebelo A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Varanus albigularis, Western Cape. [photo Theron S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]