Asian water monitor

The common water monitor is a big lizard that thrives across much of southern Asia, from India to Indonesia. It's the world's second-largest lizard species, outmatched only by the Komodo dragon. These adaptable reptiles are equally at home in forests, wetlands, and even near human settlements.

• Their range stretches from eastern India across Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands.
• They inhabit diverse environments from swamps to farmlands.
• Only Komodo dragons grow larger among living lizard species.