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Bengal Monitor Lizard: Facts, Habitat, and Illegal Trade

All you need to know about the common monitor lizard or the Bengal monitor

Text by: Nisarg Prakash Design by: Diviya Mehra

Updated June 29, 2026

Text by: Nisarg Prakash Design by: Diviya Mehra

Updated June 29, 2026

10 min read

All you need to know about the common monitor lizard or the Bengal monitor

Infographic on the common monitor lizard or bengal monitor lizard

What is the weight of the Bengal monitor lizard?

Up to 7 kg

How do Bengal monitor lizard babies look?

Bengal monitor lizards are strikingly patterned when young.

Are Bengal monitor lizards poisonous?

About the Authors

Nisarg Prakash

is a wildlife biologist working with Roundglass Sustain. A large part of my work before Sustain has been along streams and rivers, in the process trying to understand otters better

Diviya Mehra

is a graphic designer. She was the former art director of National Geographic Traveller. Her love for animals, travel and design has shaped her career through the years.