BAYAWAK - Moniter Lizard
BAYAWAK -Monitor Lizard
Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Currently, 79 speci...
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BAYAWAK -Monitor Lizard
Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Currently, 79 species are recognized.Monitor lizards are almost entirely carnivorous, consuming prey as varied as insects, crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Most species feed on invertebrates as juveniles and shift to feeding on vertebrates as adults. In contrast, three arboreal species from the Philippines, Varanus bitatawa, Varanus mabitang, and Varanus olivaceus, are primarily fruit eaters. Although normally solitary, groups as large as 25 individual monitor lizards are common in ecosystems that have limited water resources. Its habitat mostly on marshy land, large numbers are reported in Indonesia as well.
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Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Currently, 79 species are recognized.Monitor lizards are almost entirely carnivorous, consuming prey as varied as insects, crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Most species feed on invertebrates as juveniles and shift to feeding on vertebrates as adults. In contrast, three arboreal species from the Philippines, Varanus bitatawa, Varanus mabitang, and Varanus olivaceus, are primarily fruit eaters. Although normally solitary, groups as large as 25 individual monitor lizards are common in ecosystems that have limited water resources. Its habitat mostly on marshy land, large numbers are reported in Indonesia as well.
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Canon EOS 760D
Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/40 Focal Length 600/1 
Kalimantan Timur, ID
Jul, 2019Views
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