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Known as Bengali Monitor/Monitor Lizard..
Location :- Botanical Garden,Mirpur,Bangladesh..
Nile monitors can grow to about 120 to 160 cm (3 ft 11 in to 5 ft 3 in) in length, with the largest specimens attaining 244 cm (8 ft 0 in). In an average-sized specimen, the snout-to-vent length will be around 50 cm (1 ft 8 in). In body mass, adults have been reported to vary widely, one study claiming only 0.8 to 1.7 kg (1.8 to 3.7 lb), others state weights ranging from 5.9 to 15 kg (13 to 33 lb) in big monitors. Variations may be due to age or environmental conditions. Exceptionally large specimens may scale as much as 20 kg (44 lb), but this species weighs somewhat less on average than the bulkier Varanus albigularis, the only other African lizard to rival the Nile monitor in size.[12] They have muscular bodies, strong legs, and powerful jaws. Their teeth are sharp and pointed in juvenile animals and become blunt and peg-like in adults. - Wiki
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I went to Featherdale Animal Park the other week with a friend and whilst there I took these photos of the Lace Monitor. I stood for ages trying to get a photo of it's tongue and I finally captured one.
The lace monitor grows to between 1.5 and 2 metres in length, it is a dark steel grey above with pale yellow or cream bands or rows of spots. The underside is cream. The jaws and snout are usually strongly barred with yellow and dark grey. A second colour form known as Bell's phase occurs in some areas of Queensland which has strong dark grey and yellow bands all along the body. The toes are equipped with long, strong claws, which are used for climbing. The tongue is long and forked like a snake . Monitors are the only lizards that have a forked tongue.
They all stood there glued to the monitors, watching the outcome of their fate unfold in front of them. In this moment you could hear a pin drop, that is until the silence is broken by the nervous chatter of a certain golden droid.
This monitor lizard is a true giant, measuring about two - three meters in length. Photographed on a riverbank, it coexists harmoniously with other inhabitants, including crocodiles.
Found at St John Brook Conservation Park, W of Nannup. Western Australia, Australia.
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Relatively tolerant. Allowed me to get close in with the 100mm.
Single exposure, slightly cropped, handheld, in situ.
Lunchtime at the house, something rustles around the corner and a moment later the comrade comes around the corner.
He looks past, tongue flickering, in search of food. A good meter long and not at all shy, he tries to get onto our terrace. The broom is within reach and is easily used to direct the lizard in a different direction. A hiss is the response, but after several gentle pressures, the reptile clears the area and goes to the neighboring house.
This is one of the nests I'll be monitoring this year. The female's in the nest now, so hopefully she's started laying eggs. Usually two eggs are layed, a few days apart. Ordinarily this gives one chick a great advantage, and the first hatched often kills the second to ensure its own survival if food supplies are tight. This pair however, has a habit of raising two chicks successfully, and one year I'm told that one year they even raised three. Will be fun to watch.
The Eagle Fest was great fun, a success for the organizers, and pretty good for me as well. Sales were much better than I'd anticipated, I met some interesting people, and made some possibly interesting connections with authors looking for pictures. A fine day altogether. A picture of our display is here.
This thing is kinda cool—a 7" secondary monitor that connects to the computer via USB, requiring neither a separate power source nor a VGA/DMI connection.
From ThinkGeek.
Water monitor (Varanus salvator macromaculatus)- Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia
Well they are called water monitors for a reason, they like the water! This big individual didn't seem much concerned with getting caught up in the occasional wave.