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Common Indian Monitor Lizard

Varanus bengalensis

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Was basking in the sun on a huge fallen tree trunk.

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Comments (3)
AnjaliAnantharam
Thanks Ctsetan, Satyan... I have seen smaller ones but in this place..I got to see some real big ones...
Wild Things
Lovely pic. They usually are spotted in the morning, basking.
ChimeTsetan
wow, this one seems well fed..... the ones which i see around here are lean and mean (they don't let me take their pics). good pic.

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PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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