Asian water monitor lizard

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2-3, max 5 m

Body weight

max 50 kg

mainly lowland freshwater
and brackish wetlands

South and South-East Asia

fish, frogs, rodents, birds, crabs and snakes

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