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Bengal Monitor
Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » order Squamata - lizards and snakes » family Varanidae - monitor lizards » genus Varanus » subgenus Empagusia

Scientific synonyms

Tupinambis bengalensis Daudin, 1802
Tupinambis cepedianus Daudin, 1802

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Near Threatened
Data last updated: 2025-02-26 14:40:32

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Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, Viet Nam

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Number of records: 2

subspecies Varanus bengalensis bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

subspecies Varanus bengalensis irrawadicus Yang & Li, 1987

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [164579]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

Reptile Database - Search [genus=Varanus&species=bengalensis]

Reptile Database - Search [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/] [as Varanus bengalensis (DAUDIN, 1802)]
Data retrieved on: 20 August 2018

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Taxon profile

Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

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Bengal Monitor
Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

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