The savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) is a medium-sized species of monitor lizard native to Africa. The species is known as Bosc's monitor in Europe, since French scientist Louis Bosc first described the species.[2] It belongs to the subgenus Polydaedalus.
^Bennett, D.; Sweet, S.; Wilms, T.; Wagner, P.; Segniagbeto, G.; Niagate, B.; Branch, W.R.; Rödel, M.-O. (2021). "Varanus exanthematicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178346A16967669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178346A16967669.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^Bosc, Louis. Lacerta exanthematica. Act. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1. p. 25.
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