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What kind of Nile is this?

lionpaww Dec 01, 2006 09:45 AM

Someone told me to look at the tongue. It is pink, does that mean anything?

Replies (2)

sungazer Dec 17, 2006 05:28 PM

Its either a nile or a ornate monitor. I think its a nile. There is something about one having a pink tounge and the other having a blue one. But i'm not sure which one goes to.

hope that helped,
Sean

SHvar Apr 01, 2007 11:09 PM

varanus ornatus or ornate forest monitor, ornate monitor. Formerly considered to be an ornate nile at one time until genetic testing reclassified it as its own species a few years ago or more.

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