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Re: what do monitor lizards monitor?



In a message dated 9/30/99 5:42:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
BartlemaL@emh10.bliss.army.mil writes:

> Well, now that explains the family name, Varanidae, for me.  That was one I
>  had wondered about.

I assume the progression is Arab. "varan/ouran/waran" to Late Latin _Varanus_ 
(the genus name for monitor lizards) to "Varanidae".

--Nick Pharris