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Philippines
N/A

Northern luzon forest monitor lizard
Varanus bitatawa


Head and neck: ; head robust, elongated; nostril slit-like; head scale heterogenous; dorsal of head black with yellow spots; Jaws and cheek yellow. Body: large, robust; Dorsal -constrasting black and yellow; black part with yellow spots and flecks; 766 cm SVL. Limbs and tail: Limbs mascular, same color as body; digits terminate with robust, recurved claws; tail alternating dark and yellow bands.


Bitatawa, Butikaw
Over 3 Feet
Yellow
Pet,Bushmeat
Animalia
Reptile
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Sauria
Varanidae
Native