جسمه أسود ولسانه أرجواني اللون وآخرها منشاري وله خطوط منقطة بيضاء أو صفراء على صف معترض لجسمه وذيله مقطع بلون أسود وأصفر فاتح وجلده خشن محرشف وجسمه أكبر من نفس أجناسه وأصغر من تنين خو مو دو
It has been found in South East Asia including India and Sri Lanka. In Thailand, it is found almost in every part. Forest, Shrubland, Wetlands (inland), Artificial/Terrestrial This species is semi-aquatic and opportunistic and inhabits a variety of natural habitats, such as primary forests and mangrove swamps (Gaulke and Horn 2004, Weijola 2010). The presence of man does not deter these monitors from areas with human disturbance (Gaulke et al. 1999), as they have been reported to thrive in agricultural areas (e.g., rice, oil palm) and even cities with canal systems (e.g. in Sri Lanka, where they are not or hardly disturbed, hunted and prosecuted by man; M. Gaulke pers. comm.) and second-growth forest (S. Sweet pers. comm.). Furthermore, their aquatic habits provide them with a measure of safety (E. Pianka pers. comm.), and their generalist diet may provide added ecological plasticity to this species (Somaweera and Somaweera 2009). In Borneo and Sulawesi, the species in this complex seem to be less tolerant of human activities and do not generally thrive in agricultural regions where there is extensive loss of natural vegetation (S. Sweet pers. comm.). Although the species may inhabit all the habitats listed above in at least parts of its range, they cannot all be considered equally as important. The habitats considered most important to this species are mangrove vegetation, swamp and wetlands at altitudes of below 1,000 m (Gaulke and Horn 2004).
هو حيوان عدواني ويستعمل ذيله في ضرب العدو وفمه في عضه ويحب العيش قرب المياه ويجيد في الغوص وتسلق الأشجارتضع البيض كل مرة بـ 15-30 بيضة ويحفر الأرض ويعمل الجوف لوضع البيض ولا يقوم تفقيس البيض والتفقييس بنفسه بالطبيعة وبعد خروج المولود الجديد من البيض يخرج لبحث الطعام بنفسه وقشرة البيض ناعمة ومتينة
حديقة حيوان دؤسيت, وحديقة الحيوان- ناخون راجسيم
Update : 06 April 2017
