Varanus bengalensis
Bengal monitor
DISTRIBUTION: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (see Auliya & Koch 2020)
RED LIST STATUS: Near Threatened (NT) in 2018
CITES: Appendix I
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