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SPECIES RECORD

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): 2.40

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Morescalchi, A. and E. Olmo (1982). Single-copy DNA and vertebrate phylogeny. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 34: 93-101.

Other records available for this species:

Varanus bengalensis = 2.24 (pg)
Varanus bengalensis = 2.36 (pg)

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