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Reptiles

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Thailand.January 101, February 96, March 88, April 137, May 69, June 61, July 28, August 15, September 13, October 25, November 42, December 100.
Thailand775
Malaysia755
Bangkok409
Indonesia346
Sabah313
Singapore226
India185
United States146
West Bengal130
Bali103

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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