Asian water monitor lizard

Asian water monitor lizard

Varanus salvator

Our animals

Edmund & Edvárd (Dönci)

Diet

fish, frogs, rodents, birds, crabs and snakes

Reproduction

lays 10-40 eggs; incubation period 6-7 months. They can also reproduce by asexual reproduction, Edvard and Edmund are living examples

• The second largest species of monitor lizard in the world. They are highly intelligent animals and in the wild they use a variety of foraging techniques, such as burying found prey to return and eat later.
• Its movement is a bit jerky, which is why it has been nicknamed "Dönci" at our zoo. There are wide "shields" on the top of the head, above the eyes. A black "band" runs along the length of the temples of the upper body