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Varanus bengalensis
About 1 m from snout to the tip of the tail, no apparent markings or patterns, just dark grey in colour. These monitor lizards were plentiful in this area. Any ID suggestions welcome.
Near the beach, on the lawn and in the coastal rainforest on the small island of Koh Sriboya.
The individual in your photograph has nostrils midway between the eyes and the snout so cannot be a Water Monitor which has nostrils beside the tip of the snout in order to breathe while swimming. The Clouded Monitor is somewhat smaller than a Water Monitor, this one is likely to be an adult.
Spotted on Nov 22, 2007
Submitted on Aug 2, 2016
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