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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.
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 .
The large-scaled water monitor (Varanus nuchalis) is a species of monitor lizard. [2] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Cebu, Ticao, Negros, Panay and Masbate. [1] The species is found in a variety of habitats, primarily mangroves and lowland forests. [1]
Wild monitor lizards have become an unlikely attraction at this park - with tourists visiting to take pictures of the reptiles. Officials believe there are around 400 of the creatures lurking in ...
The best studied water monitor population of the Philippines is that of Calauit ( Gaulke 1989 ), a small islet belonging to the Calamian Island Group at the north-easterly margin of Palawan Province. Gaulke ( 1989 ) provided morphological data for 167 specimens . The longest specimen had a total length of 1880 mm with parts of its tail missing.
Akram admitted to illegally importing more than 20 live water monitor lizards from the Philippines in 2016, a U.S. Justice Department statement said. Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards ...
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks and concealed inside electronics to be smuggled from the Philippines to ...
Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) Asian water monitor is the second-largest lizard with a length of more 3 m (10 ft) and a mass in 25 kg (55 lb) The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is second-biggest lizard in the world after Komodo dragon, [1] [13] [183] and also the longest lizard in the world.