Šmíd, Jiří;Moravec, Jiří;Kodym, Petr;Kratochvíl, Lukáš;Yousefkhani, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian;Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar;Frynta, Daniel
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyVaranidae
Observations recorded1,842
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- Desert monitor
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The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. The desert monitor is carnivorous, feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Fauna listed on CITES Appendix IFauna of the SaharaFauna of TurkeyIUCN Red List least concern speciesLizards of AfricaLizards of IndiaReptiles described in 1803Reptiles of Central AsiaReptiles of IranReptiles of PakistanReptiles of the Arabian PeninsulaReptiles of the Middle EastTaxa named by François Marie DaudinVaranus