yellidespecies of India

Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis), a species of India. IUCN Near Threatened (2021, decreasing). Open records in 30 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Reptiles.

Reptiles of Jammu and Kashmir · Reptiles of Himachal Pradesh · Reptiles of Punjab · Reptiles of Chandigarh · Reptiles of Uttarakhand · Reptiles of Haryana · Reptiles of Delhi · Reptiles of Rajasthan · Reptiles of Uttar Pradesh · Reptiles of Bihar · Reptiles of Arunachal Pradesh · Reptiles of Manipur · Reptiles of Mizoram · Reptiles of Meghalaya · Reptiles of Assam · Reptiles of West Bengal · Reptiles of Jharkhand · Reptiles of Odisha · Reptiles of Chhattisgarh · Reptiles of Madhya Pradesh · Reptiles of Gujarat · Reptiles of Maharashtra · Reptiles of Andhra Pradesh · Reptiles of Karnataka · Reptiles of Goa · Reptiles of Kerala · Reptiles of Tamil Nadu · Reptiles of Puducherry · Reptiles of Telangana · Reptiles of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

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