Caption

A monitor lizard sunbathing on the dry ground between stones and plants, Nile monitor lizard (Papio ursinus), Kasane, Chobe River National Park, Botswana, Africa

Date

May 14, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frauke Scholz

Reference

BRK24F55_483

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53.9Mb (4.6Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3547 (300dpi)

Keywords

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