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Asian Water Monitor — printable fact sheet
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Asian Water Monitor
Varanus salvator
The Asian Water Monitor is one of the largest lizards in the world, native to South and Southeast Asia. This semi-aquatic reptile thrives near bodies of water such as rivers, swamps, and mangroves, where it exhibits excellent swimming abilities. It has a muscular body covered in…
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- Despite their intimidating size, Asian Water Monitors are occasionally kept as exotic pets in some countries.
- Asian Water Monitors are excellent climbers and swimmers, able to remain submerged underwater for up to 30 minutes. They use their long, forked tongues to detect prey in the environment. In some regions, they are known to enter human settlements in search of food.
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