Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus

Clouded Monitor Lizard
Clouded Monitor Lizard
Clouded Monitor Lizard
The Clouded Monitor is a large lizard native to Southeast Asia, namely Thailand, Myanmar, Indochina, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia's Java and Sumatra.
Clouded Monitor Lizard in leaf liter
juvenile Clouded Monitor Lizard
juvenile Clouded Monitor Lizard
Large males can reach up to 1.5 metres in length. They climb trees well and are mainly carnivorous.
Clouded Monitor Lizard slit nostril Clouded Monitor slit nostril midway
Malayan Water Monitor Lizard rounded nostril Water Monitor rounded nostril near tip
Malayan Water Monitor Lizard nostril Water Monitor rounded nostril near tip
In parts of their range they co-exist with the slightly larger Southeast Asian/Malayan Water Monitor, V. salvator macromaculatus. For example both large monitors are active during the day in Singapore's Botanic Gardens and in several of the parks and nature reserves in Singapore, where these photos of both were taken. The Clouded Monitor can be differentiated by its slit nostrils halfway up its snout and the Water Monitor by rounded nostrils higher on the head nearer the end of the snout.