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Photo by medrite
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Botanical Garden singapore

Notes:

Monitor Lizard

Species ID Suggestions

Asian water monitor

Varanus salvator

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Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier
This is probably the Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator rather than Varanus bengalensis, the Bengal monitor (both occur in Singapore). If the position of the nostril on the snout could be seen, it would be easy to say.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2012

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