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Monitor lizard

Photo by kajsabrittsjo
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest

Notes:

I've often heard this guy being mistaken for a Komodo Dragon. Related but very different, Monitor Lizards are smaller and do not have a venomous bite.

Species ID Suggestions

Asian water monitor

Varanus salvator

Reference Link
Scott Frazier
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