How To Use Varanus In A Sentence
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Among the saurian the iguanas can be pointed out, as well as the American chameleons and varanus.
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The herpetofauna includes black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis, African puff adder Bitis arietans, west African sand boa Eryx muelleri, sand viper Cerastes cerastes, desert monitor lizard Varanus griseus and various species of gecko.
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
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Reptiles include water snakes, Indian python Python molurus (V), banded krait Bungarus fasciatus, green rat snake Zaocys nigromarginatus, turtles (Lissemys punctatus, Trionyx gangeticus, Kachuga tectum and Hardella thurgi) and monitor lizard Varanus sp.
Keoladeo (Bharatpur) National Park, India
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The other notable predators found here are the perentie (Varanus giganteus) and Gould’s goanna (Varanus gouldii) which can both exceed 1.6 meters (m) in length.
Great Victoria desert
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Komodo Dragon (varanus komodoensis) The name goanna was given to Australian monitor lizards by the early European settlers.
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Two species of crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus and C. palustris), the Gangetic gavial (Gavialis gangeticus), and the water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) use both land and water to hunt and bask in.
Sundarbans mangroves
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Reptiles occurring in the river include Geochelone sulcta, Trionys triungis, Varanus niloticus, Python sebae, Python regius, Bitis arietus and Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus (V).
'W' National Park, Niger
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Notable reptiles include the chalcid skink (Chalcides ocellatus), gray monitor (Varanus griseus), snakes (Oligodon taeniolatus, Lycodon striatus, Coluber spinalis), and the Central Asian cobra (Naja oxiana).
Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe
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There are several reptile species of conservation significance in this ecoregion, including the monitor lizard (Varanus salvator), the false gavial (Tomistoma schlegeli), and the estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
Indochina mangroves
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Also present are several nationally rare species of reptiles and amphibians, including Indian monitor Varanus bengalensis, giant Asiatic toad Bufo asper and Asiatic giant frog Rana Blythii.
Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
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Common reptiles in the ecoregion include the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and desert varan (Varanus griseus).
North Saharan steppe and woodlands
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Indigenous reptiles include grey monitor lizard Varanus griseus, spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastix thomasi, venomous horned viper Cerastes cerastes and carpet viper Echis coloratus, hooded malpolon Malpolon moilensis, sandsnake Psammophis schokari and cat snake Telescopus dhara.
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Oman
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Other notable reptiles are mugger Crocodylus palustris (V) (declining from at least 200 in 1978 to 70 in 1986/1988), gharial Gavialis gangeticus (E), Indian starred tortoise Geochelone elongata and monitor lizards Varanus spp.
Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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Common reptiles in the ecoregion include the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and desert varan (Varanus griseus).
North Saharan steppe and woodlands
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The herpetofauna includes black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis, African puff adder Bitis arietans, west African sand boa Eryx muelleri, sand viper Cerastes cerastes, desert monitor lizard Varanus griseus and various species of gecko.
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
