Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Varanidae
- Genus
- Varanus
- Also known as
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Nile Monitor research
112 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Age Estimation by Skeletochronology in the Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus), a Highly Exploited Species
Journal of Herpetology · 2000 · cited 109 times
- A Survey of Adaptive Relationships of Dentition to Diet in the North American Iguanidae
The American Midland Naturalist · 1955 · cited 89 times
- MANDIBULAR MECHANICS IN VARANUS NILOTICUS (REPTILIA: LACERTILIA)
1979 · cited 55 times
- Tracking the feeding patterns of tsetse flies (Glossina genus) by analysis of bloodmeals using mitochondrial cytochromes genes.
PloS one · 2011 · cited 55 times
- Durophagous Feeding Adaptations in an Amphisbaenid
Journal of Herpetology · 1984 · cited 49 times
- Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the trypanosomiasis endemic areas of south eastern Uganda: apparent density, trypanosome infection rates and host feeding preferences.
Acta tropica · 2006 · cited 49 times
- Is there any interspecific competition between dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetraspis) and Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus ornatus) in the swamps of central Africa? A study from south‐eastern Nigeria
Journal of Zoology · 1999 · cited 46 times
- Status of the Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) in Southwestern Florida
Southeastern Naturalist · 2004 · cited 41 times
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