Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor, Water 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, Limpopo. [both photos Abram K. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Varanus niloticus juvenile, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]	Varanus niloticus, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Predators and parasites

• Predators
  • Buteo augur (Augur buzzard)
  • Circaetus cinerascens (Western banded snake-eagle)
  • Circaetus pectoralis (Black-chested snake-eagle)