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This is the terrifying moment a huge monitor lizard clambered along shop roofs with unsuspecting pedestrians below. The 4ft long reptile sparked panic after emerging on the metal awnings in ...
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.
7-11 customers watched in shock as a giant lizard ravaged the store’s shelves. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
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 ...
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.
The black rough-necked monitor (V. rudicollis) was previously in the closely related subgenus Empagusia, but genomic analyses show it is actually the basalmost member of Soterosaurus, having split from the V. salvator species complex (which is composed of all the other Southeast Asian water monitor species) 14 million years ago during the middle Miocene.
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 online Little Book of Monitor Lizards; Two fighting Common Indian Monitor Lizard males "standing" make the cover of "Sanctuary Asia Magazine" The Story behind the Picture - "Monitor Lizards Combat" from the website of Jayanth Sharma's "WILDLIFE TIMES" Atulsnischal 10:14, 8 February 2007 (UTC)