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Water Monitor in Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Not to be confused with the much smaller land monitor that is often seen in Sri Lanka. This is one impressive reptile that eats almost anything living. Asia,Sri Lanka,Varanus salvator,Water Monitor,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Water Monitor in Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

Not to be confused with the much smaller land monitor that is often seen in Sri Lanka. This is one impressive reptile that eats almost anything living.

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The Common Water monitor

The Asian water monitor, also called common water monitor, is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and coastal northeast India to Indochina, Malay Peninsula, and Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2014. Captured Nov 6, 2014 07:27.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO1000
  • 400mm