| ReptileMAP: |
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182461 |
| Province: |
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| Country: |
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Nigeria |
| Locus: |
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NE_011009CB |
| Observer: |
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Muhammad S |
| Date of record: |
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2021-10-17 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2021-10-20 22:22:08 |
| Sp. code: |
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1230 |
| Species name: |
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Varanus niloticus |
| Common name: |
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Water Monitor |
| Family: |
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Varanidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-182461 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Ruan Stander |
| Comment: |
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Varanus ornatus |
| Date: |
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2021-10-20 14:48:34 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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The latest studies indicate that Varanus ornatus is just a colour morph of V. niloticus, and they have thus been synonymised. |
| Date: |
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2021-10-20 22:22:08 |
| Species name: |
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Varanus niloticus -- Water Monitor |
| Species code: |
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1230 |
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