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    (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Santie Bourquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Andreas Pott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Joubert Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Dérozier Violette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Gareth Preiss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rock Monitor

Varanus albigularis

Worldwide
2,387 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The rock monitor (Varanus albigularis), also called the leguaan, likkewaan or black-throated monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found in Central, East and southern Africa. It is the second-longest lizard found on the continent, and the heaviest bodied.

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