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Monitor lizards form a single genus of large lizards from Africa, Asia and Oceania. Their forked tongue picks up scents. The family includes the largest living lizards. Some species are only a few tens of centimetres long. They are both hunters and scavengers.
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Varanidae
Varanus salvator · Least concern
Among lizards, only the Komodo dragon is widely seen as larger than the Asian water monitor; the biggest on record, from Sri Lanka, measured 3.21 m. Yet 80 males killed for the leather trade in Sumatra averaged only 3.42 kg. It swims superbly, hunting fish, frogs and water birds.
Photo: Rob and Stephanie Levy from Townsville, Australia (CC BY 2.0)
Varanidae
Varanus prasinus · Least concern
The emerald tree monitor starts life inside a termite nest: the female lays up to five eggs in termite nests in the trees, and within minutes of hatching, 160 to 190 days later, the young start eating the termites and their eggs. Green to turquoise with dark bands, it is prized by zoos and the pet trade alike. In the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea it is called wbl km.
Photo: TimVickers (Public domain)
Varanidae
Varanus giganteus · Least concern
Australia's largest lizard is rarely seen: the perentie, which can grow to 2.5 m and 20 kg, is shy and lives far from people. It can dig a shelter burrow in minutes, and holds an important place in Aboriginal cultures, including the Ngiṉṯaka dreaming.
Photo: Christopher Watson (http://www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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