Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus

Photo category:
Sandy desert
Vertebrates specimen collection
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition

Photo taken by:
Trikali, M.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Desert Monitor

Scaled Reptiles

Reptiles

Animals

Vertebrates

Desert ecosystem

Sandy desert diorama

Photo of a Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus. Monitor lizards, like almost all other lizards, are not venomous. Nevertheless, dangerous microorganisms live in the mouth of several species. As a result, animals that have been bitten will die, even though they have managed to.