V. exanthematicus
Bosc's monitor
Distribution: central Africa.
CITES: appendix II.
Easy-to-see descriptors
- transversal section of the tail : laterally compressed
- spiny tail : absence
- tail with median double-keel : presence
- bicoloured tail : absence
- position of nostrils between eyes and tip of snout : nearer the eyes than the tip of snout
- nostrils' form : oval or split-like
- tongue coloration : light pink or whitish ; blue, purple or black
- prehensile tail : absence
- nuchal scales : bigger than head scales
- form of the snout : triangular
- pale band on the snout : absence
- relief of nuchal scales : hemispheric relief
Expert descriptors
- direction of nostrils : laterally directed
- other head scales : not applicable
- supra-ocular scales : no specific pattern or scales of head homogenous in size
- SVL - snout vent length : up to 40 centimeters ; 40 centimeters and more
- scale count around midbody : 70 to 79 ; 80 to 89 ; 90 to 99 ; 100 to 109
- Origin of the specimen : Africa and Arabian peninsula.