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2nd May 2004
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Monitor Lizard?
Is this the monitor lizard, commonly found in Singapore?
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2nd May 2004
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Yes, it is. It's a beauty. You can find them in macritchie reservoir sungei buloh commonly.
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2nd May 2004
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Pulau Ubin also have.
they're quite big. more than 1m long. |
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2nd May 2004
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When they are in the water, they can inflate their built in float and swim using their tail - as shown below. Taken in P.Ubin recently.
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2nd May 2004
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Yar... imagine those big creatures crawling around your ceiling/walls...
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3rd May 2004
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Malayan Water Monitor Varanus salvator.
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4th May 2004
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Good shot, capturing it at the eye level, makes it looks great.
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