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Malayan Water Monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
| Subject: | Malayan Water Monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
| | Poster: | gloria golfarini (kaher286@streamyx.com)
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| Resolution: 800x533
File Size: 614622 Bytes
Date: 2008:04:26 10:43:44
Camera: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL (Canon)
F number: f/10.0
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Focal Length: 75/1
Upload Date: 2008:06:07 16:54:00
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this photo was taken at the Kenyir Lake, Terengganu, Malaysia
Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator), also known as Malayan water monitor, common water monitor, two-banded monitor, rice lizard, ring lizard, plain lizard, no-mark lizard, and simply the water monitor, is a large lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. Water monitors are one of the most common monitor lizards found throughout Asia, and range from Sri Lanka and India to Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and various islands of Indonesia, living in areas close to water.
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Scientific Name: Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768)
Common Names: Common Water Monitor, Asiatic Water Monitor, Asian Water Monitor
Synonyms:
Hydrosaurus salvator (Laurenti, 1768)
Monitor nigricans Cuvier, 1829
Monitor salvator (Laurenti, 1768)
Stellio salvator Laurenti, 1768 |
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