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Malayan Water Monitor Lizard - Varanus salvator This was quite a large sized Water Monitor Lizard - Varanus salvator around 2 meters, including the tail.<br /> This is a small population of Water Monitor on the small island of Sipadan, they are quite used to visitors to the island as they sometimes approached the resting area and divers taking breaks may offer them food in the form of boiled eggs and sausages. Lizard,Malayan Water Monitor Lizard,Malaysia,Monitor Lizard,Sabah,Sipadan,Varanus salvator,Water Monitor Click/tap to enlarge

Malayan Water Monitor Lizard - Varanus salvator

This was quite a large sized Water Monitor Lizard - Varanus salvator around 2 meters, including the tail.
This is a small population of Water Monitor on the small island of Sipadan, they are quite used to visitors to the island as they sometimes approached the resting area and divers taking breaks may offer them food in the form of boiled eggs and sausages.

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    Christine Young
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    Cool! Looks like it has been sucking on a blue popsicle ;P Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Ha ha, that is true :D Posted 7 years ago

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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 Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jun 11, 2018. Captured Nov 29, 2017 10:18.
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  • TG-4
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 12.6mm