IUCN SSC Monitor Lizard Specialist Group

A recent publication on the population dynamics and morphometrics of the Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus) along a gradient of urbanization in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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30.04.2025 08:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Correction - Lace Monitors (Varanus varius) instead of Ornate Monitors.

30.04.2025 07:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Customs arrest Tamil Nadu native; recovers exotic reptiles BHUBANESWAR: Customs department reportedly busted an exotic wildlife species smuggling racket having international links on Saturday and arrested a Tamil Nadu n

Nine Nile Monitor lizards among other exotic reptile species were seized by the Customs Department at the Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Follow the link for more details:
www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhuba...

03.04.2025 12:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Smuggling Stopped: Seven Monitor Lizards Rescued at Vienna Airport Customs officers at Vienna-Schwechat Airport have seized seven live monitor lizards from a 55-year-old German citizen.

Five live Ornate Monitors and two Borneo Earless Monitors were seized at Vienna Airport.
www.vienna.at/smuggling-st...

02.04.2025 10:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0