stuny Posted March 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Still on Ngamba Island (the place with the sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees), a number of water monitor lizards prey on birds and on eggs laid in ground nests. Because of this, the monitor population is on the rise and the lapwing population is in decline. this fellow is about 1 1/2 meters long. Our site has many more photos from this trip in the Uganda & Rwanda photo gallery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Hi stuny, Take a look here Water Monitor. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Michael Hiles Posted March 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 26, 2009 "Handsome" fellow (I am not a reptile fan). Are they dangerous, like Kimodo dragons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurometallo Posted March 26, 2009 Share #3 Posted March 26, 2009 Nice "capture" Stuart... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla Posted March 26, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 26, 2009 wow, great shot. i really the perspective and contrast of the fella's skin vs. the green background. looks as if the animal is anytime ready to jump onto its prey.# it's important to realize how big this animal is, just looking at the photograph one could think it's much smaller ... markus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted March 26, 2009 Share #5 Posted March 26, 2009 Stuart- Beautifully taken, I really like this one! I was also going to post a water monitor I photographed about 10 days ago and then saw your post. I'm not sure if you know (you probably do) they are the largest African lizard and their tail's normally longer than their body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted March 26, 2009 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2009 Stuart, a beautiful, naturalistic picture. The stand of the lizard is proud and magnificent. Its tension is almost visible. I really love this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted March 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Michael - Monitors are closely related to komodo dragons, which are MUCH smaller, and to my knowledge have never bit humans. they are very wary, and nearly as fast. I only got the shots I caught ot them because of using an 80-200 with APO 2X adapter, and sitting very still for 10 or 15 minutes. Mauro, Markus & Enrico - thank you. Mike - Thank you. I had forgotten that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted March 27, 2009 Share #8 Posted March 27, 2009 Excellent photo, great little critter, I agree with the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted March 27, 2009 Virgil - Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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