Varanus albigularis angolensis

Taxobox
name = Angolan White-throated monitor


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Scleroglossa
familia = Varanidae
genus = "Varanus"
species = "V. albigularis"
subspecies = "V. albigularis angolensis"
binomial = "Varanus albigularis angolensis"
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The Angolan White-throated monitor ("Varanus albigularis angolensis") is a lizard found in Angola. They are usually gray-brown with yellowish or white markings and can reach up to 1.5 meters in length. It is one of the three subspecies of "Varanus albigularis".

Taxonomy

The generic name "Varanus" is derived from the Arabic word "waral" ورل, which is translated to English as "monitor". Their specific name comes from a compound of two Latin words: "albus" meaning "white" and "gula" meaning "throat". The subspecific name is a Latinized form of the country in which they are found: Angola.

Distribution

It's range is through Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Bayless, Mark K. (2002). "Monitor lizards: a pan-African check-list of their zoogeography". Journal of Biogeography 29: 1643–1701]

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