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), Usenge 3 (Urewe)

Lesotho: Sehonghong (BAS)

South Africa: Plovers Lake

Sudan: Affad 23, Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)

Tanzania: Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 2)

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