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Why hello there I was walking by the back-waters of Kerela when i almost stepped on this guys tail which was on the path...  it scuttled away, but not too far...  :) 2014,Bengal monitor (Indian monitor),Cochin,Geotagged,India,Kerala,Kochi,Varanus bengalensis,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Why hello there

I was walking by the back-waters of Kerela when i almost stepped on this guys tail which was on the path... it scuttled away, but not too far... :)

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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 JohnR
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Uploaded Jan 30, 2015. Captured Dec 30, 2014 15:39 in Kavanattinkara Saktheeswaram Temple Road, Kavanattinkara, Kumarakom, Kerala 686563, India.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 500mm