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At two metres long, the Philippines fruit-eating Golden spotted monitor (Varanus bitatawa) is the longest new species included in this year's top ten, announced annually to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, who initiated the modern system of classifying plant and animals.
These seem to be really happy in the river on Tioman. They were all over even though the water looked a little nasty.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
I love banks of monitors. But if they have leftover space they should increase font size rather than toss in ads.
Sri Lanka
Galle fort.
The Asian water monitor is semiaquatic and opportunistic; it inhabits a variety of natural habitats though predominantly resides in primary forests and mangrove swamps. It has been noted that it is not deterred from living in areas near human civilization. In fact, it has been known to adapt and thrive in agricultural areas as well as cities with canal systems, such as in Sri Lanka, where they are not hunted or persecuted. Habitats that are considered to be most important are mangrove vegetation, swamps, wetlands, and elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It does not thrive in habitats with extensive loss of natural vegetation and aquatic resources.
Some would say it's a Comodo Dragon (but no) found along Jalan Kiarong on the way to my sister's house..