Hello!
I have a juvenile monitor that I'm not 100% sure of on ID. Can you folks help me?
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Bonnie Keller
VA Reptile Rescue
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Ornate or Water monitor? ID needed
VAReptileRescue
Dec 30, 2013 08:25 AM
Replies (3)
Ckoutris
Jan 03, 2014 09:39 PM
It's definitely not a Water monitor as in Varanus salvator. From your photo I would say you have an Ornate monitor. An easy way for you to check on whether it's an Ornate monitor or a Nile monitor is it's tongue color. Ornate monitors have a pink tongue and Nile monitors have a blueish black tongue. Hope that helps! It's a gorgeous monitor by the way!
Take care,
Charles
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Charles Koutris
_Eric_
Jan 04, 2014 07:02 PM
I can tell you its not a water monitor,but thats as much help as I can be.
murrindindi
Jan 04, 2014 07:10 PM
Hi I agree with Charles Koutris, this is DEFINITELY a Varanus ornatus (Ornate monitor).
Another distinguishing feature are the occeli, there are normally 3 to 5 rows between the front and rear legs in V. ornatus, 6 or more in V. niloticus.
