Specimen Information

Varanus salvator
Varanus salvator
(Common Water Monitor)
Reptiles-Lizards
Exotic

Specimen ID155297
GroupReptiles-Lizards
GenusVaranus
Speciessalvator
Common NameCommon Water Monitor
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityHomestead
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 Number0309020616
Map
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Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13176
Author:Belleville, B.
Date:1994
Title:Critter Patrol.
Journal:Florida Magazine
Volume:41
Issue:22
Pages:8-12,15
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13177
Author:Frank, J.H., and E.D. McCoy
Date:1995
Title:Introduction to Insect Behavioral Ecology: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: Non-indigenous Species in Florida. Invasive Adventive Insects and other Organisms in Florida.
Journal:Florida Entomologist
Volume:78
Issue:1
Pages:1-15
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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