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This picture was taken in Oman in a palace called Ras Al Jinz. The Temperature was 45 Celsius. This Lizard was hiding under a rock from the high temperature and that was the moment when I got my shot.
The ornate monitor is a species of monitor lizards native to West Africa. They live in lowland rainforests. Ornate and Nile monitors are often confused. Although they have somewhat similar markings, they are very different animals, and they are now recognized as separate species. There are many simple ways to tell them apart, look at the tongue.
A Nile monitor has a dark blue or purple-blue tongue. An ornate monitor has a pink tongue.
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@ SDZ Safari Park
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I spotted this lizard in my backyard from my kitchen. To avoid disturbing the lizard, I opened the kitchen window and took the picture from there.
This was taken in the south of France whilst on holiday with my other half, had such a fun time there.
She came and went so quickly that I didn't have time to put out my tape measure, but I estimate she was easily one-and-a-half feet in length. This was not a small lizard.
Victoriano, the very sweet man who's the gardener there, said he called it a "caimán,, or cayman, probably because it resembles one.
Tarapoto, Peru.