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Nile Monitor walking towards Mara River This dark, slow-moving thing in the corner of my eye caught my attention. It turns out to be a Nile monitor. These are quite big, growing up to 2m in length. Although they occur throughout Africa, this was our only spotting during the trip (except for a dead one, killed by a crocodile). Africa,Nile monitor,Serengeti National Park,Serengeti North,Serengeti area,Tanzania,Varanus niloticus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Nile Monitor walking towards Mara River

This dark, slow-moving thing in the corner of my eye caught my attention. It turns out to be a Nile monitor. These are quite big, growing up to 2m in length. Although they occur throughout Africa, this was our only spotting during the trip (except for a dead one, killed by a crocodile).

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The Nile monitor

The Nile monitor is a large member of the monitor lizard family . Other common names include the African small-grain lizard, water leguaan or river leguaan .

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Similar species: Scaled Reptiles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2014. Captured Sep 5, 2013 11:35.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO280
  • 400mm