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Not here A photo of a tree branch in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka. Asia,Bengal monitor (Indian monitor),Sri Lanka,Udawalawa,Varanus bengalensis Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Ha ha, you could easily miss it couldn't you! Posted 10 years ago
    1. Definitely so, despite the big color difference! Posted 10 years ago

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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 Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jun 18, 2015. Captured Nov 16, 2014 15:25.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO320
  • 400mm