One of the 6 monitors on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Varanidae
Varanus salvator
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
It is one of the most widely distributed lizards in the world and very tolerant of people, commonly seen in canals and city parks across South-East Asia.
Weight
9 kg – 45 kg
Size
25 cm – 3 m
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: A-Z Animals · Animal-pedia.org · ReptileGuide · SeaWorld/Busch Gardens · ReptileDirect · Animalia.bio · The Animal Facts · PMC (skeletochronology study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 116.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Water Monitor — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common water monitor.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
