| Monitor Lizard | |
|---|---|
 Savannah Monitor Lizard | |
| Information | |
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Size |
5 inches - 10 feet (12 centimeters - 3 meters) |
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Weight |
20 pounds (9.1 kilograms) |
|
Diet |
Carnivorous |
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iucn |
IUCN 3.1 |
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Kingdom |
Animalia |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
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Class |
Reptilia |
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Order |
Squamata |
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Family |
Scleroglossa |
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Genus |
Varanus |
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Species |
Monitor Lizard |
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Distribution |
Africa, the Asian subcontinent from India and Sri Lanka to China, down Southeast Asia to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia and islands of the Indian Ocean, and South China Sea. |
Savanna Monitor Lizards are African Monitor Lizards that can obtain a maximum size of about 2.5 feet (0.7 meters) long. Their tails store fat to reserve energy and their tough skin is hard to tear.
Food choices[]
These monitors eat insects, small mammals, eggs, birds, smaller Monitor Lizards, snakes, and the remains of dead animals.
Ways of Defense[]
Savannah monitors are said to be immune to most snake poison, can expand their throat and body, and will make a low hiss-like sound when they are threatened.
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