Loic Poidevin / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) at burrow entrance. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) adult, Sri Lanka.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) juvenile, Sri Lanka.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Common Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis) portrait, Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, India. Captive.

Ripan Biswas / Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) swimming on water surface, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India.

Franco Banfi / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) resting on tree. Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Common Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis), Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India.