Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   168435
Province:   Northern Uganda
Country:   Uganda
Locus:   NE_002031BA
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2010-10-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Although not known from the region it is suspected. This one was killed by a motor vehicle along a main road. Tissue sample was sent to Prof Bill Branch for the reptile DNA project he was doing at the time.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   7580
Species name:   Varanus exanthematicus
Common name:   Savannah Monitor
Family:   Varanidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Varanus examthematicus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-168435
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 168435 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2019-01-18 15:49:57
Species name:   Varanus exanthematicus -- Savannah Monitor
Species code:   7580

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