Steven David Miller / A Perentie (Varanus giganteus) using its forked tongue to detect smells, Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, Captive. May.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair flicking tongues, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Sandesh Kadur / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) smelling a stone with its tongue, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) fighting, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Mark MacEwen / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with tongue on out beach, Komodo National Park, the islands of Komodo, Indonesia. Vulnerable species.
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Mark MacEwen / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking with tongue extended on beach, found in the islands of Komodo, Indonesia. Vulnerable species.
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Mark MacEwen / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with tongue extended on beach, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Vulnerable species.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus) moving across sand dunes, showing characteristic tracks, in the Sahara, Tunisia.
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) scavenging Water buffalo carcass. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Cyril Ruoso / View of Komdodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) from nest, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) scavenging on another Komodo dragon, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in habitat with boat, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) drooling, the lizard's saliva is high in bacteria and bites quickly become infected, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) approaching, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Cyril Ruoso / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) using tongue to smell, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in grass, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Georgette Douwma / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) on beach, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October
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Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male walking towards camera, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia
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Mark Jones / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male testing ground for scent with specialized forked tongue, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatching from egg (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is Indonesia
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon, 2-day-old (Varanus komodoensis) in Tamarind tree, Komodo Is
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon about to lay eggs in burrow made in megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragons, 2-day-old (V. komodoensis) Hatchlings climb trees to avoid being eaten by predators.
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatchling emerging from megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female head profile portrait (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is Indonesia
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Jason Venus / Desert monitor {Varanus griseus} Sahara desert
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatchling, 4 days old. Komodo Island, Indonesia. The young climb trees to escape being eaten by adult dragons.
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BARBARA TODD / Komodo dragon, Indonesia.
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon {Varanus komodoensis} hatching from egg, Komodo Island, Indonesia.
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Jurgen Freund / Komodo Dragon on beach with tourists, Komodo Island
Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon on beach, Komodo Is (Varanus komodoensis) Indonesia
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Steven David Miller / Perentie {Varanus giganteus} Northern Territory, Australia, Alice Springs Reptile Park - largest Australian monitor lizard
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Fabio Pupin / Rock monitor, (Varanus albigularis), popping out of grass, Ruaha NP, Tanzania, January . Non-ex.
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Yashpal Rathore / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) Tadoba National Park, India
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Yashpal Rathore / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) basking on the tree, Jim Corbett National Park, India
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Bernard Castelein / Common indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India
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Steven David Miller / Close up of the scutes, or scales of a Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, Captive. May.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) yawning, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) exiting Burrowing bettong warren. Barrow Island, Western Australia, November 2001.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) in front of Burrowing bettong warren, Barrow Island, Western Australia, November.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) territorial fight, Barrow Island, Western Australia,
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) Cape Range NP, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) Cape Range NP, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) feeding on Burrowing bettong / (Bettongia lesueur) Barrow Island, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) feeding on Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur) Barrow Island, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) feeding on Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur) Barrow Island, Western Australia.
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie monitor lizard (Varanus giganteus) feeding on Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur) Barrow Island, Western Australia.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Water monitor (leguaan) (Varanus niloticus), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September
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Sandesh Kadur / Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus). Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Bernard Castelein / Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus), Gambia.
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Bernard Castelein / Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus), Gambia.
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David Fleetham / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) on shore with saliva dripping from mouth, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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David Fleetham / Perentie (Varanus giganteus) walking across sand, Australia.
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David Fleetham / Perentie (Varanus giganteus)walking across sand, Australia.
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Michael Pitts / Cameraman Michael Pitts with newly hatched Komodo dragon (Varanus komodensis) at megapode mound where the female laid her eggs. Komodo Island, Indonesia. 1995
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodensis) entering hole in nest, created in abandoned megapode mound. Photographed through another access hole in nest. Komodo Island, Indonesia.
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodensis) entering hole in nest, created in abandoned megapode mound. Cameraman Michael Pitts filming through access hole in nest. Komodo Island, Indonesia. 1995
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Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with Asian water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in mud hole. The dragon was walking past to in case the buffalo was trapped, which it was not. Komodo Island. Indonesia.
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Daniel Heuclin / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus griseus) occurs in Sahara Desert. Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus griseus) occurs in Sahara Desert. Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Desert monitor (Varanus griseus griseus) occurs in Sahara Desert. Controlled conditions.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Juvenile Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus), resting on tree trunk, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa, September.
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) hunting Sharpooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in the dried up Mussicadzi River. In the background a bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) drinks at another small...
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Nile monitor lizards (Varanus niloticus) converging on last remaining puddle of water in the Mussicadzi River to hunt Sharpooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Baboons (Papio sp.) and a busbuck (Tragela...
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Nile monitor lizards (Varanus niloticus) converging on last remaining puddle of water in the Mussicadzi River to hunt Sharpooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Baboons (Papio sp.), a warthog (Phacochoer...
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Naskrecki & Guyton / Nile monitor lizards (Varanus niloticus) hunting giant Sharpooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in dried up puddle of the Mussicadzi River, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Sandesh Kadur / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) smelling with its tongue, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) fighting, one escaping and running away, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) fighting, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) fighting, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) fighting, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.
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Eric Baccega / Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus) resting in tree, Moremi National Park, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern Africa
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Jiri Lochman / Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Cape Range National Park, Ningaloo Coast UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia.
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with tongue out, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) , close up, Rinca Island, Indonesia.
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) tongue out, Rinca island, Indonesia.
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with tongue out, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) with tongue out, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking in the sea, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) near by the sea, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on beach, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair mating, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) eating a goat, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) eating a goat, Rinca Island, Indonesia
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Sylvain Cordier / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on Rinca island, Indonesia.
Richard Du Toit / Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) in burrow flicking tongue, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Mark MacEwen / Aerial view of Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking across sand, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Vulnerable species.
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Mark MacEwen / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) males fighting for a female in breeding season in the hills of Komodo Island, Indonesia. Vulnerable species.