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The specific epithet comes from 'bitatawa', the Aeta name for the species. DNA analysis has revealed genetic divergence between this species and its closest relative, Gray's Monitor (Varanus olivaceus), which is also a fruit-eater, but lives on the southern end of Luzon, rather than the northern end where the forest monitor lizard lives. [2]
V. cumingi has the highest degree of yellow coloration among all the endemic water monitors in the Philippines. The V. cumingi is a large lizard and medium-sized monitor lizard. The largest specimens its species can reaching a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) with a snout-vent length of 60 cm (24 in) and 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) in a mass. [6] [7]
The marbled water monitor (Varanus marmoratus), also known commonly as the Philippine water monitor, is a large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines .
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [1] About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well
A huge monitor lizard explored a family's garage before it was caught hiding behind a Buddhist shrine. Footage shows the 5ft-long reptile crawling along the driveway before a resident discovered ...
The Palawan water monitor (Varanus palawanensis) is a quite large species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines . [ 1 ]
The Panay monitor is critically threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Agricultural land conversion and illegal logging on Panay Island, particularly in its endangered lowland forest, pose imminent risks to the species. [1] The species faces a severe threat from rapid agricultural land conversion, primarily through slash-and-burn practices ...
Bangon monitor (Varanus bangonorum) is a species of monitor lizard. [2] It is found on the islands of Mindoro and Semirara in the Philippines. [3] References