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http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-monitor-lizard.html

Bill

Northern Sierra Madre Forest Monitor Lizard. Lol, I wonder how long it's going to keep that name. Quite a mouth full. I wish there were more photos of the animal to see the tail and what not. The face looks like a water monitor to me. If it really is arboreal it might have a round tail like crocs instead of flattened like the othe terrestrial monitors. Cool find.

here is my take on it:

http://www.mampam.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167&Itemid=1
Varanus bitatawa

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Mampam Conservation

Your site said they eat snails? How much of the diet seems to be inverts compared to fruit?
how do they relate to the other varanids? It seems like a frugivore would be distinctly different from a carnivore/insectivore.
Is there any chance of zoos getting these, or is the diet too specialized for them to do well in captivity?
Your video of one picking fruit could cure mild depression Maybe I'm evil to find it funny but I laughed a lot.
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