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Showing posts with label SOUTHEAST ASIA WATER MONITOR (JUVENILE) (Varanus salvator ssp. macromaculatus). Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOUTHEAST ASIA WATER MONITOR (JUVENILE) (Varanus salvator ssp. macromaculatus). Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

28-5-2023 TABIN RESERVE, BORNEO - SOUTHEAST ASIA WATER MONITOR (JUVENILE) (Varanus salvator ssp. macromaculatus)

The bodies of Asian water monitors are muscular, with long, powerful, laterally compressed tails. Water monitors are often defined by their dark brown or blackish coloration with yellow spots found on their underside - these yellow markings have a tendency to disappear gradually with age. This species is also denoted by the blackish band with yellow edges extending back from each eye. These monitors have very long necks and elongated snouts. They use their powerful jaws, serrated teeth, and sharp claws for both predation and defense.