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Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Squamata (Lizards) (36)
Varanidae (Monitors) (2)
Varanus nebulosus
Varanus salvator
(Laurenti, 1768)
Malayan Water Monitor
Varanidae (Monitors)
Nathanael Maury
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Identified By: Nathanael Maury
Species Interactions (43)
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Changeable Lizard
Calotes versicolor
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-206
Thomas et al., 2016. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2016: 8
Chinese Softshell Turtle
Pelodiscus sinensis
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-207
Cheong, 2020. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2020: 104-105
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-208
Mozambique Tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-209
Red-eared Slider, Elegant Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ng, 2009. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-205
Hall, 2016. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Chan et al., 2019. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Bengal Toad
Duttaphrynus bengalensis
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Thomas, 2021. Facebook post
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Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Squamata: Varanidae (monitors)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Widespread and common.
External Links
Ecology Asia
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Malayan water monitor lizards at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Malayan water monitor lizards wrestling at Botanic Gardens
Malayan water monitor walking with raised tail
Attempted predation on an octopus by a Malayan water monitor lizard
Taxo4254 Species Pages
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