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Monitor Lizard

Varanus salvator

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Capable of growing to 3.21 metres (10.5 ft) in length, with the average size of most adults at 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) long. Maximum weight of Varanus salvator can be over 25 kilograms (55 lb), but most are half that size.

Habitat:

Water monitors are one of the most common monitor lizards found throughout Asia, and range from Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and various islands of Indonesia, living in areas close to water.

Notes:

This monitor was resting in one of the nooks of an old temple in Bagan. He just had his head poking out.

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PublishedOctober 2, 2011

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