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The Stalker Nature's another gift to the family of Camouflagers Bengal monitor (Indian monitor),Geotagged,India,Varanus bengalensis Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

The Stalker

Nature's another gift to the family of Camouflagers

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The Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor, is a monitor lizard found widely distributed over South Asia. This large lizard is mainly terrestrial, and grows to about 175 cm from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. Young monitors may be more arboreal, but adults mainly hunt on the ground, preying mainly on arthropods, but also taking small terrestrial vertebrates, ground birds, eggs and fish.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by AvinashKrishnan
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Uploaded Feb 7, 2014. Captured in Muninagara Trail, Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 562112, India.