Nile monitor

Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus in Hasselquist, 1762)

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Record ID:2410192
Location:Sarasota County, Florida
Source:V C
Project:EDDMapS Florida
Habitat:Other
Locality:North Port, NW corner of Bluebird Ave and S Chamberlain Blvd
Comments:Relaxing on Chamberlain and Bluebird in North Port,FL in broad daylight. Did not look happy when we interruppted him. Looked at us and ran quite quickly into the woods. Monitor identified from photograph at University of Florida IFAS Extention (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/). Highly probably it is a Nile monitor, but the species cannot be determined from the photographs (Dr. Kenney Krysko, Univesity of Floirda, and Dr. Todd Campbell, University of Tampa, personal communication). Vouchered at FLMNH as Varanus sp.
Coordinates:27.06193, -82.16703
NADatum:WGS84
Method:ArcGIS 9.x
Precision:Accurate
Data Type:Point Record
Herbarium:Florida Museum of Natural History Herpetology Collection - Record ID: UF 167963
Identification Credibility:Credible
Observation DateJuly 12, 2012
Date EnteredJuly 12, 2012
Reference:Personal Communication
Validator: Larry Connor, FWCC
Validation Date::July 17, 2012
FWC Observation ID: 39493
Verification Method: Voucher Photographs
Year Accuracy: Actual
Updated By: FWCC Exotic Species Database, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Source Type: State Agency

Photo Caption: Possible Nile Monitor; Looked Just like the picture on http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/LyraEDISServlet?comm
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Last updated on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 03:17 PM