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Water monitor

Varanus salvator

Photo by Elsa
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Description:

Second largest monitor species.

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Comments (6)
Elsa
Hmm ..hashen maybe you're right, but there was definitely some scratching going on!
Hashen Itzam-na
es un abrazo de amor, quien dice que el poder no es cariñoso.
Elsa
I love them! I'd like to say gentle giants but they can be quite aggressive.. Not sure if I'd say all black in colour - atleast not these guys that have a striped belly and spots of pink/yellowish on the face and back (see pic no.3).
AhmadNoval
unique species, unlike common water monitor, these monitors are all black in colour
Elsa
Not so sure, I think it might be a mating ritual?
ceherzog
wow...scary looking. Was that affection or a fight?
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PublishedMay 8, 2011

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