White-Throated Monitor

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Zoom in — White-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis).

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Wirbelthiere
Author:: Fitzinger, Leopold Joseph Franz Johann
Publisher:: Vienna: k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1867
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Description:

The white-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis) is a lizard in the family Varanidae. It is native to southern Africa and can grow to reach a length of 6.6 ft (2 m).

The caption reads in the original German: Der capische Warn Veran (Polydacdalus capensis).

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{{cite web | title=White-Throated Monitor | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/white-throated-monitor/ | author=Unknown | year=1867 | access-date=July 11, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}