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The Crocodile Monitor Lizard – Reality and Legend

findiviglio — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:04:21 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Despite – or perhaps because of – its immense size, impressive armament of teeth and scarcity, the spectacular Crocodile Monitor Lizard (Varanus salvadorii) is often considered the crown jewel of private and public monitor collections. I became acquainted with these formidable giants when they were first imported into the USA, and More >

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The Crocodile Monitor Lizard – Reality and Legend

The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part II

findiviglio — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:41:46 +0000

Click: The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part I, to read the first part of this article. Merten’s Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi The popularity of this most aquatic of the world’s monitor lizards is soaring, and with good reason – it is More >

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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part II

The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts, Part I

findiviglio — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:41:51 +0000

Introduction Herpetologists and hobbyists alike have long known that there is something “different” about the family of lizards known collectively as “monitors” (or, in Australia, “goannas”). One cannot observe a monitor for long without getting a sense of the animal’s intelligence – they scrutinize the world differently than do other reptiles, and their reactions to More >

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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts, Part I