Varanus albigularis ionidesi

Taxobox
name = Black-throated monitor


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image_caption = Black-Throated Monitor
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Scleroglossa
familia = Varanidae
genus = "Varanus"
species = "V. albigularis"
subspecies = "V. albigularis ionidesi"
binomial = "Varanus albigularis ionidesi"
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The Black-throated monitor ("Varanus albigularis ionidesi") is a monitor lizard native to Tanzania. They are usually a dark 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".

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