Jen beat me to it...but the Tri-Colored Monitor is, IMHO, one of the most beautiful reptiles on earth and very rare...believed to occur only on one small island off the coast of New Guinea. A small group of hatchlings were available in the classified section about a year ago @ $ 1500 each, which I thought was very reasonable. I have never seen one in person, but they appear to be a sub species of Mangrove Monitor. Mangroves are rarely bred in captivity due in part to their low resale value and the difficulty in general of breeding any Monitor in captivity. I think they would make for a very interesting project if specimens could be obtained.I keep a Mangrove pair and they have coupled several times in the last month...with absolutely none of the viciousness that I had been led to believe would occur. The male even allows the female full use of the choice basking spot when she is "visiting" his enclosure. He's HUGE...at 54 inches and is of the less frequently available aqua green spotted variety, as opposed to the more readily available yellow spotted version. I don't know if a clutch will result...I am about as novice as one can get, although we have had hatching success with Five-lined Skinks and Eastern Box Tutrles...though probably more by accident.By the way, Mangroves make exceptinal pets...very inquisitive and intelligent mid sized monitors. Ours are VERY tame. GOD BLESS...



-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

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