What are the biggest and smallest locales/subspecies of water monitors?
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biggest and smallest locales/subspecies
matt_fl
May 14, 2006 05:03 PM
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jburokas
May 29, 2006 04:34 PM
I'm no expert with salvators, but i believe the nominates tend to be the largest, like the sumatran. i've heard that the speckled waters stay smaller at 4.5 feet. this is just heresay i've picked up. i don't keep waters.
Johnantny
May 30, 2006 07:30 PM
the nominate form (salvator salvator) is the largest with individuals from sri lanka and Malay peninsula reaching 10 feet in some rare cases. the smallest subspecies in the wild may be v. s. nuchalis- with lengths of 3-5 feet total. below pic is my female sulfur. they are a color phase of the nominate form, and so they grow very large. -john
