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Nile monitor

Length

0.3 to 2.4 m (about 0.3 m at hatching; adults may grow to 2.4 m)

Lifespan in the wild

10 to 20 years (expected lifespan in human care; estimates vary)

Lives in

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Chad and 32 more places