Angolan_white-throated_monitor

Angolan white-throated monitor

Angolan white-throated monitor

Subspecies of lizard

The Angolan white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis angolensis) is a lizard found in and around Angola. It is usually gray-brown with yellowish or white markings, and can reach up to 1.5 m in length. It is one of the three subspecies of Varanus albigularis.

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Taxonomy

The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic word waral ورل, which is translated to English as "monitor". Their specific name comes from a compound of two Latin words: albus meaning "white" and gula meaning "throat". The subspecific name is a Latinized form of the country in which they are found: Angola.

Distribution

Its range is through Angola, Namibia, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Coruche.[1]

References

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V. a. angolensis.
  1. [1]
    Bayless, Mark K. (2002). Monitor lizards: a pan-African check-list of their zoogeography. Journal of Biogeography 29: 1643–1701


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