Varanidae

Bauer, Aaron M., DeBoer, Jonathan C. & Taylor, Dylan J., 2017, Atlas of the Reptiles of Libya, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 64 (8), pp. 155-318 : 237-238

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scientific name	Varanidae
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Family Varanidae View in CoL View at ENA

Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803:352) (FIG. 29)

An XI [1803] Tupinambis griseus Daudin, Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Reptiles, Ouvrage faisant Suite aux Oeuvres de Leclerc de Buffon, et Partie du Cours Complet d’Histoire Naturelle Rédigé par C.S. Sonnini, Membre de Plusieurs Sociétés Savantes. Tome huitième. F. Dufart, Paris. 439 pp., pls. xciii–c.

HOLOTYPE.— MNHN lost fide Brygoo (1987), “ Egypte.”

Varanus griseus, Le Berre 1989:236 View in CoL .

Varanus griseus, Schleich, Kästle, and Kabisch 1996:458 View in CoL .

Varanus griseus, Sindaco and Jeremčenko 2008:206 View in CoL .

Varanus griseus, Trape, Trape, and Chirio 2012:412 View in CoL .

1937a. MURZUQ: 303: Zavattari 1937. 308:

ZCT 2006.46; Ibrahim 2008a. 332: Scortecci

1935b. CYRENAICA: BENGHAZI: 379: Zavattari 1922. MARJ: 385: Zavattari 1922, 1929,

1930, 1934, 1937; Calabresi 1923. BUTNAN:

490: Zavattari 1922, 1929, 1930, 1934; Calabresi 1923. 521: MSNG 28220; Vinciguerra

1927; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934, 1937. AL

WAHAT: 544: Vinciguerra 1931; Zavattari 1934.

545: Vinciguerra 1931; Sindaco and

Jeremčenko 2008. 562: Vinciguerra 1931;

Zavattari 1934. 564: Zavattari 1929, 1930,

1934, 1937; Vinciguerra 1931.

COMMENTS.— Three subspecies: V. g.

griseus , V. g. caspius, and V. g. koniecznyi (Sindaco and Jeremčenko 2008) are recognized. All

African records are attributable to the nominate subspecies. Le Berre (1989) indicated that this MAP 45. Distribution of Varanus griseus in Libya.

species was absent from Ghat, but there are several records from the region ( Scortecci 1937a). Ibrahim and Ineich (2005) reported conspicuous tracks of this species at Badr, Nalut, but no specimens were collected during their surveys.

IUCN THREAT STATUS.— Not assessed.