Hi again, I see there`s a piece missing from the tail tip, I`d guess perhaps 6 inches, which would make the animal closer to 3.5ft ToL, certainly large enough to be sexually mature.

It`s impossible to tell from that photo, you need a side-on view, then the hemipenal bulges (if present) might show.

The easiest way for you to do it is to hold the tail base towards the shade, that should make it clearer, obviously, when you take a photo, the camera flash takes out all the shadow.

I need to tell you that enclosure is NOT suitable, you cannot maintain humidity or heat in a screen cage, and it`s much too small!

This is the largest African species of Varanid, possibly the third largest in the world, thought to get over 2.5m (8feet).

They are semi aquatic, but also excellent tree climbers.

If this is a female, you`ll need a deep substrate for egg deposition asap, this species is known to be parthenogenetic (virgin birth)...

It`s an Ornate monitor (Vartanus ornatus), there`s no such animal as an "Ornate nile"...

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