JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Bengal Monitor close up Several of these were hanging out in the gardens around Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Sri Lanka. We were supposed to be touring the ruins but instead spent most of our time looking for interesting creatures in the gardens! Bengal monitor (Indian monitor),Fall,Geotagged,Sri Lanka,Varanus bengalensis Click/tap to enlarge

Bengal Monitor close up

Several of these were hanging out in the gardens around Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Sri Lanka. We were supposed to be touring the ruins but instead spent most of our time looking for interesting creatures in the gardens!

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Bengal monitor (Indian monitor)

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.

Info 30 0
Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Barry
View Barry's profile

By Barry

Attribution Share Alike
Uploaded Mar 25, 2017. Captured Nov 30, 2015 05:53 in Exit Walkway, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
country flag of Sri Lanka Explore Sri Lanka 1,597 544 0
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/202s
  • ISO200
  • 121.232mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.