Varanus griseus (Daudin 1803)

Martin, Thomas Edward, Guillemin, Mathieu, Nivet-Mazerolles, Valentin, Landsmann, Cecile, Dubos, Jerome, Eudeline, Rémy, Stroud Abstract. - The, James T., Data, Uchkuduk. & Further, Navoi., 2017, The herpetofauna of central Uzbekistan, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 140) 11 (1), pp. 93-107 : 101

Desert Monitor: Varanus griseus (Daudin 1803) (Vara- nidae) ( Plate 22 )

This large-bodied monitor lizard is widely distributed in arid habitats from north Africa to the Indian Subcontinent. It is a common species in our study area, typically being observed at least once per day in open steppe habitat and sand dunes from mid-April onwards, when the species emerges from hibernation. It has been previously recorded as occurring throughout our study area by Bannikov (1971) although Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008) do not map its occurrence in the Uchkuduk area, where we observed the species several times.

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Plate 22. Varanus griseus (Photograph – RE).