Monitor lizard

An African red monitor lizard, a living ember amidst the wilderness, its scales glowing with the heat of the savanna sun.

Varanus salvator, the Asian water monitor, is one of the most accessible large lizards on Earth. If you know where to look, you can get up close and personal with these giants of the reptilian world.

The giant reptile sparked panic after it emerged from a nearby canal and ran into the 7-Eleven store in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, yesterday as staff and customers hid behind the counter.

Asian water monitor

Stock photo Lace Monitor Lizard (Varanus varius) flicking tongue, France. Buy a licence on mindenpictures.com

Have you ever seen these interesting and rare reptiles? The Borneo Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) is the only living species in…

This yawning poser is Varanus salvadorii, also known as Salvadori's monitor, Crocodile monitor, Papua monitor or Artellia. Read more about this great animal here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanus_salvadorii. Picture was taken in Tropicario, Helsinki Finland. WWW.TROPICARIO.COM

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