Abundance: 0.15 to 3.35% (median 1.23%)
Latitudinal range: -29.8° to 18.1°Habitats: (7), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)
Found in 11 samples
Kenya: Kitobo Forest (2007), Kitobo Forest (2009), Kacheliba, Usenge 3 (Kansyore) (Holocene), Usenge 3 (Urewe) (Holocene)
Lesotho: Sehonghong (BAS) (Late Pleistocene)
South Africa: Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene)
Sudan: Affad 23 (Late Pleistocene), Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene)
Tanzania: Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 2) (Pleistocene - Holocene)
Zambia: Kafue Flats
See also Varanus, Varanus albigularis, Varanus bengalensis, Varanus caudolineatus, Varanus gouldii, Varanus griseus, Varanus indicus, Varanus marathonensis, Varanus ornatus, Varanus panoptes, Varanus priscus, Varanus rosenbergi, Varanus rudicollis, Varanus salvator, Varanus sp., Varanus sp. 1, Varanus tristis