Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1254

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFCB-FF8E-FF14-F556A447FB86
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802)
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Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, near Fulbari Village; 24°19.16′N, 091°48.23′E; Jul. 2011; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.379 GoogleMaps .

Identification. A typical mid-sized monitor, V. bengalensis is distinguished from V. flavescens (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) and V. salvator by its nostrils which are as close or closer to the eye than to the tip of the snout ( Kabir et al. 2009).

Habitat. This monitor was seen climbing trees and hunting in stream beds in mature and degraded forest, swimming in paddy fields, and walking through tea plantation and village habitat.

Remarks. The flesh of this monitor was occasionally eaten by people in villages bordering LNP.