Monitor Lizards
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Wild Heartbeats on the Ashoka University Campus
Even in bustling metropolises, agricultural fields, and university campuses there are mini-ecosystems and wild animals to be found. At Ashoka University in Haryana, wildlife enthusiasts have counted around 130 bird species, several mammals and reptiles
Urban Jungle
Subtle Showstoppers: Bowled Over by the Monitors in My Yard
Their ancient aura and irreplaceable swagger intact, udumbus or common monitor lizards have proliferated in a little village in Kerala’s backwaters
Wild Vault
Water Monitor Lizard and its Many Defence Strategies
When confronted with potential danger, the water monitor’s first instinct is to flee. Nonetheless, these semiaquatic lizards are equipped with a solid set of defence strategies, enabling them to thrive in water and on land
Photo Story
Bengal Monitor: Armoured Carnivores of Asia
Bengal monitors are as mighty and tenacious as they look, surviving and thriving in various habitats, including bustling urban spaces
Photo Story
Water Monitor: Everyday life of a Misunderstood Dragon
Many myths surround the water monitor lizard. Some believe its forked tongue is evil. Some even think that it kills cattle. None of this is true. Watch to learn more about this mystical creature of the mangroves and its struggle for survival.
Video
Bengal Monitor Lizard: Facts, Habitat, and Illegal Trade
All you need to know about the common monitor lizard or the Bengal monitor
Infographic
Water Monitor Lizard: Facts, Strength, Habitat
All you need to know about the second-largest lizard in the world
Infographic
Monitor Lizards: Unsung Dragons of the Indian Subcontinent
Though monitor lizards are routinely captured for meat and body parts, basic ecological and behavioural information on these large reptiles is lacking
Conservation
Living Dragons: Weapons, Defences and the Water Monitor Lizard
Though this predator is the second-largest lizard in the world, and very well adapted to the tropical environment it lives in, it is not at the top of the food chain
Species
The Ultimate Survivor: The Swagger of the Bengal Monitor
The Bengal monitor lizard is an extraordinary survivor. It has roamed the planet for over 50 million years, battling storms, floods, droughts. Watch the scaly, cold-blooded predator swagger across India’s forests
Video
Of Forked Tongues and Scaling Fort Walls: Story of the Bengal Monitor Lizard
The Bengal monitor lizard could be a useful ally in human dominated landscapes, if only its population wasn’t being decimated as a result of baseless beliefs and myths
Species