Varanus bengalensis
Bengal monitor
DISTRIBUTION: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (also see Auliya & Koch 2020)
RED LIST STATUS: Near Threatened (NT) in 2018
CITES: Appendix I
NATIONAL PROTECTION:
China:
THREATS:
China:
RESEARCH NEEDS:
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CURRENT PROJECTS:
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Subadult Varanus bengalensis, Baluchestan, Iran, Islamic Republic of © Asghar Mobaraki
Adult wild Varanus bengalensis, Baluchestan, southeastern Iran, Islamic Republic of © Asghar Mobaraki
Varanus bengalensis, ……. Iran, Islamic Republic of © name of photographer