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Varanus dumerilii
Basic stats
Diet
Crustaceans, molluscs
Habitat
Rivers, swamps, mangroves
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
15–20 eggs (typical for medium monitors)
Incubation period
About 6–9 months (typical for monitor lizards)
Size
Large (up to 1.5m)
Weight
~5–10kg
A semi-aquatic monitor lizard with an unusual diet for the family, feeding heavily on crustaceans and molluscs as an adult rather than the more varied vertebrate-heavy diet of most monitors, using blunt teeth adapted for crushing shells.
Found near rivers, swamps and mangroves, generally more secretive than the water monitor, spending significant time in and around water.
