Varanus stellatus

Varanus stellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Varanidae
Genus:	Varanus
Species:	V. stellatus
Binomial name
Varanus stellatus

Varanus stellatus, West Africa Nile Monitor, is a cryptic species of Polydaedalus monitor lizard from West Africa. It includes the west African form of what was previously considered to be Varanus ornatus. Genetically, Varanus stellatus is a very distinct species, with over 8% uncorrected sequence divergence from either of the V. niloticus races. Physical characteristics that distinguish Varanus stellatus from Varanus niloticus are not known.

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