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they look awesome!

I'm not sure which ones you're referring to, as there are a few.. There is the species which I keep, the Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccari); there's the Toigan Water Monitor-which has a little bit of patterning on the jaw and underbelly, I believe(help me out John A, Mark...) which is Varanus salvator toiganensis, and there is also another Water Monitor which is entirely black, which I believe is called the Koemeini Water Monitor, which is a subspecies of V. salvator.. Hope this helps a little... take care,

bob
The Odatriad

someone had a small totally black one, what was that?

well, it could have been either of the species I mentioned, for they are all small at one time or another... Where did you see a pic of this monitor? My guess would be that it is a black tree monitor, but then again, I may be wrong.. The two types of water monitors are very rare in the country when compared to the black tree monitor, which leads me to believe it was a beccari. Here's a pic of a black tree monitor, is this what you are talking about?

The Odatriad

>>someone had a small totally black one, what was that?

C'mon Cillie? Hows anyone suppose to help you with that lol!
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Well, i have a solid brown blackthroat. He wasn't this color when I got him. He is solid brown and eerie looking.
Oh, never mind, he went in the water and he's normal again.
Guess it was dirt.

Scott
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Oh, great! Now the 10 year old kid/troll is going to want a delicate tree monitor.

Leslie

np