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white-throated monitor

Varanus albigularis albigularis

Description:

The second biggest lizard of Africa and the heaviest.The head and neck are the same length, and are distinct from each other. Their bulbous, convex snouts give an angular, box-like appearance. Their forked tongues are pink or bluish,and their scales are usually a mottled gray-brown with yellowish or white markings."wikipedia"

Habitat:

a sand area in the savanna plain

Notes:

it wasn't very happy and hissed at us hitting the car with its tail.

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1 Comment

SerenaScognamiglio
SerenaScognamiglio 10 years ago

Wow!

Lusaka Province, Zambia

Spotted on Aug 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 12, 2012

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