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Mertens’ Water Monitor , often misspelled Merten’s Water Monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family found in northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, active foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. It is named after German herpetologist Robert Mertens.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Mar 10, 2013. Captured Jan 10, 2013 12:21 in Zwaanstraat 1, De Beuk, 5651 CA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/2.8
  • 1/160s
  • ISO500
  • 90mm