abstract:The desert monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizards of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and South Asia. Three subspecies have been described:Mertens, R, "Über die Rassen des Wüstenwarans (Varanus griseus)", Senckenb.
The Pine Treeprojecthascompletedextensiveenvironmentalimpactstudiestomonitorandprotectthreatened and endangeredspeciesincluding the deserttortoise and the Mojavegroundsquirrel.
U.S. and French officials say that their efforts to monitor the Libyan desert have been slowed by the Libyan government's resistance to allowing outside access to the area.