Nile Monitor

The Nile monitor is a large member of the monitor family found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa and along the Nile. The population in West African forests and savannahs is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the West African Nile monitor.

Scientific name: Varanus niloticus

Lifespan: between 10 and 20 years

Family: Varanidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Squamata

Phylum: Chordata