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Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

second heaviest reptile after Komodo dragons, common in SE Asia, check out their blue tongue in the second photo.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, river edge

Notes:

Spotted this guy basking in the sun while on a river cruise in Ujung Kulon national park.

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