Detailed Record for Varanus bengalensis
Common Name: Bengal monitor
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Sauria / Family Varanidae / Genus Varanus
C-value (pg): 2.36
Chromosome Number (2n): 40
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.
Other records available for this species:
Varanus bengalensis = 2.24 (pg)Varanus bengalensis = 2.40 (pg)
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