Varanus olivaceus

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monitors

  • A Nile monitor lizard with yellow stripes sits with its head raised in a small body of water.
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    bitatawa and V. olivaceus (another monitor found on Luzon) are carnivorous and often consume large insects and spiders, other lizards, small mammals, and birds. V. komodoensis is known to capture much larger prey such as water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). V. olivaceus eats fruits in addition to animal…

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