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Monitor lizards are hunted, and their body fat, extracted by boiling, is used in a wide range of folk remedies. [33] Comparison to water monitor (Varanus salvator) In Sri Lanka, the Asian water monitor is considered venomous and dangerous when confronted, while the Bengal monitor (Thalagoya) is considered harmless and rather defenseless.
Monitor lizards are poached in some South- and Southeast Asian countries, as their organs and fat are used in some traditional medicines, although there is no scientific evidence as to their effectiveness. [38] [39] Monitor lizard meat, particularly the tongue and liver, is eaten in parts of India and Malaysia and is supposed to be an aphrodisiac.
Bengal monitor is the second-largest lizard in Asia after Asian water monitor. The largest representative of the subgenus Empagusia is Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) with a length in 1.75 m (5.7 ft) and a SVL of 75 cm (30 in), a mass of 7.2 kg (16 lb), [200] and in captivity even more – 10.2 kg (22 lb). [201]
Empagusia is a subgenus of monitor lizards in South to Southeast Asia, ... Bengal monitor (V. bengalensis) Dumeril's monitor (V. dumerilii) Yellow monitor
The genus Varanus is believed to have originated in South Asia in the Miocene epoch around 20 million years ago, and the anatomy of its earliest members are thought to resemble today's Indian group, which includes modern Yellow monitors (subgenus Empagusia) like the Bengal monitor.
Family Varanidae (monitor lizards) - 3 species Varanus bengalensis (Bengal monitor) Varanus flavescens (yellow monitor) Varanus griseus - 2 subspecies Varanus g. caspius (eastern desert monitor) Varanus g. koniecznyi (Thar desert monitor)
This clip shows the moment a wild monitor lizard caused chaos as it scurried through an office canteen in Thailand in search of food. The 3ft-long reptile was roaming around the empty room when ...
The perentie (Varanus giganteus) is a species of monitor lizard. It is one of the largest living lizards on earth , after the Komodo dragon , Asian water monitor , and the Crocodile monitor . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Found west of the Great Dividing Range in the arid areas of Australia, it is rarely seen, because of its shyness and the remoteness of much of ...