About Monitor lizards

Average Length at Maturity: 10 feet (3 meters) long
Average Width at Maturity:

Life Span: 16 – 25 Years

Diet: Birds, fish, insects, small mammals, and eggs.

 

The Monitor Lizard (Komodo Dragons) is an enormous reptile having a place with the family Varanidae. The Monitor Lizard is shrouded in scales that can go from green to tan, dark, or brown in variety. They have enormous bodies, with long necks and strong tails. Their appendages are advanced and they have solid hooks. Screen reptiles have long tongues that are forked, similar to that of snakes. Of the species that actually exist today, the Komodo mythical beast is the biggest and can arrive at north of 10 feet (3 meters) long. The littlest species measure simply 7.9 inches (20cm).

 

Most monitor species are terrestrial and found on land but some species will live in trees or are semi-aquatic. Monitor lizards are very territorial and aggressive, lashing out with their tails when provoked. They will also inflate their throats and hiss loudly.

Some Monitor Lizards are active hunters, while others prefer to wait and ambush their prey. They are usually carnivorous, eating a wide range of prey including birds, fish, insects, small mammals, and eggs. Some species also eat fruits and other vegetation.

These lizards are mostly solitary but have been found to congregate in groups as large as 25 in areas where water is scarce.