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Varanus bengalensis

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11 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

of course not, they never grow more than 1/4merers. i think you are talking about water monitors but they also never attack humans in here :)

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 12 years ago

He looks clever, but does he attack human too, I mean the big ones? Lizards like that in our place attacks specially big ones that is over a meter long.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

yeah! also with the help of it's tail

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 12 years ago

Nice! He can really stand on two feet.

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 12 years ago

wow! Godzilla

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

thank u all, i was lucky to get the first shot :)

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Very cool photos!! Fantastic!

Hans.New
Hans.New 12 years ago

Wow, the biped Photo is very special. Great shot

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Tiny Dinosaur

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 12 years ago

Love that first shot!

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Varanus. Amazing shot!

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2012

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