Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis) at nest, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, December

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.

Chien Lee / Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis), Jakarta, Indonesia

Bernard Castelein / Common Indian / Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis), head portrait, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Bengal monitor lizard {Varanus bengalensis} in tree, Keoladeo Ghana, Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Bengal monitor in tree {Varanus bengalensis}, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Nick Garbutt / Bengal Monitor {Varanus bengalensis} basking on tree trunk, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Bernard Castelein / Bengal monitor lizard in tree {Varanus bengalensis} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Bengal monitor lizard {Varanus bengalensis} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Indian / Bengal monitor {Varanus bengalensis}. Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.