Water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Common Name: Water monitor

Scientific Name: Varanus salvator

Distribution: The greatest part of South East Asia, in New Guinea and many surrounding islands. F.e. China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Maleisia, Borneo, the Philippines, Indonesia and many surrounding islands like Burma, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, ....... )

Habitat: Tropical and Subtropical

Enclosure size: Advised: 6 m² per adult.

Animals per enclosure: These animals are preferably kept solitarily. Their toleration level towards each other isn't that high in smaller enclosures.

Temperature: Daytime gradient: 20º-25º Celsius

Daytime baskingspot: 32º-38º Celsius

Nighttime: +15º Celsius

Diet: Rodents, crabs, fish, birds and insects

Humidity: +50%

Remarks: This species has by far the greatest range of all monitor lizards. Also the most subspecies have been described within this species. It is suspected that even more subspecies within this species will be described in the future.


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