Talk:Nile monitor/Archive 1

Archive 1

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Is the so-called "Biffeche Dragon" of Mauritania and Senegal really a Nile Monitor?

There is a discussion of this large lizard, and whether it is really a Varanus niloticus subspecies, in the Wikipedia "Discussion" page of the Kingdom of Biffeche at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Biffeche . Experts on either lizard may wish to clarify the distribution ranges and differences, if any, in that discussion. If so, it might deserve a reference here.ChoppityChop 01:05, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Discussion of this claimed large lizard. Before getting into quibbling about its species, we need confirmation that a creature called a Biffeche Dragon, "second-largest lizard in the world", even exists outside the imagination of the creators of one website. No western herpetologist or zoo has ever bought or kept a Biffeche Dragon, and it is not allowed [1]. The dog ate my homework. Tearlach 12:59, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Speaking of dragons and monitors, try Googling "Varanus reisingeri". The "royal family" of the Kingdom of Biffeche is the Reisingers.ChoppityChop 06:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Try Googling "Varanus reisingeri"

And you'll find it's an East Asian monitor - aka Reisinger's Tree Monitor - named after the German monitor breeder and herpetoculturist Manfred Reisinger. Tearlach 11:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Distribution Map

I have noticed that the southern countries of Africa are not included in the distribution map. The Nile monitor has a wide distribution in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and occurs at least marginally into Botswana and Namibia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.54.206.87 (talk) 06:50, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

The map is now more accurate.

Length

~ 9 feet? I thought it was only 7 feet and I have looked in the references and went to the sites in the refernces and nowhere does it say 9 feet it should be pushed back to 7 feet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.100.52 (talk) 18:31, 17 January 2011 (UTC)