Abundance: 0.41 to 3.35% (median 1.23%)

Latitudinal range: -15.7° to 18.1°

Habitats: (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

Found in 5 samples

Kenya: Kitobo Forest (2007), Kitobo Forest (2009), Kacheliba

Sudan: Affad 23

Zambia: Kafue Flats

See also Varanus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus bengalensis, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus gouldii, Varanus ornatus, Varanus panoptes, Varanus rosenbergi, Varanus rudicollis, Varanus salvator, Varanus sp., Varanus sp. 1, Varanus tristis