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Bengal monitor
Varanus bengalensis
6.17134, 81.1996
Field Notes
Description:
Large terrestrial monitor lizard, dark brown in color and some 1,5m in length. Like all varanids, they have a very muscular body, and laterally compressed long and strong tails. The tongue is dark and forked, used as a sensory organ.
Habitat:
Lowlands, generally semi-arid, but here seen close to water points.
Notes:
Once again, I must apologize for the poor quality of photos - taken before the digital era, and from far away they lack some sharpness.
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Bengal monitor
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PublishedMarch 22, 2016
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