Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   1625
Province:   Abim district; northern Uganda
Country:   Uganda
Locus:   0233DA
Observer:   Watson L.
Date of record:   2006-00-19
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_001601-1650.txt: entry no. 24.
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   1230
Species name:   Varanus niloticus
Common name:   Water Monitor
Family:   Varanidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-1625
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1625 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:   Varanus ornatus
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Varanus ornatus
Date:   2013-12-24 17:48:54
Species name:   Varanus ornatus -- Forest Monitor
Species code:   1226
Comment number:   3
By:   Adriaan Jordaan
Comment:   Varanus ornatus
Date:   2015-02-20 15:31:29
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   4
By:   Rene Navarro
Comment:   Varanus ornatus -- Forest Monitor (ID: 1226), now a synonym of V. niloticus (ID:1230), as communicated by Darren Pietersen.
Date:   2017-09-13 16:02:04
Species name:   Varanus niloticus -- Water Monitor
Species code:   1230

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