Adult white-throated savanna monitor (Varanus albigularis), head detail, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Africa

Adult white-throated savanna monitor (Varanus albigularis), climbing a tree in the Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Africa

Adult white-throated savanna monitor (Varanus albigularis), climbing a tree in the Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Africa

Rock Monitor (White-Throated Monitor) (Varanus albigularis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Rock monitor (Varanus albigularis), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Desert Monitor Lizard, Varanus albigularis, basking in the sun up a tree in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

A rock monitor lizard, Varanus albigularis, emerging from a split in a dead tree trunk, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Rock monitor lizard's head, Varanus albigularis, tongue out, sand background, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

A rock monitor lizard, Varanus albigularis, hugs a vertical dead tree, whited out background, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa