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Genus Varanus

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Published: 12 Jul 2026 › Updated: 12 Jul 2026Genus Varanus

Genus Varanus

Latin NameObservation dateLocation
Genus VaranusJuly 12, 2026Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

When I and some of my friends were sitting on the beach, suddenly we were surprised by the appearance of a monitor lizard that was quite large, I don't know where this monitor lizard came out from, but what is certain is that this monitor lizard was quite close to us. If anyone asks whether this animal is dangerous to humans? The answer is yes, because the monitor lizard has a very strong and poisonous bite, it also has a long and very strong tail so that it can swing its tail like a whip, but the good news is that monitor lizards often avoid direct contact with humans, and it is very rare to hear that monitor lizards attack humans, it can even be said that monitor lizards are afraid of humans. But this is just an animal principle and when animals start to feel threatened then whatever the animal is will definitely show its aggressive and wild nature. At that time I didn't dare to approach this monitor lizard so I tried to photograph it from a fairly long distance, but luckily the results I got also looked pretty good.

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Okay friends, now I will share some pictures of this monitor lizard here.

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Camera Usedpoco c65
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PhotographyGenus Varanus
Photographermaxmarvin@maxmarvin


Link to originalcommunity
Linkhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380384020
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5.156964796.6280322https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1569647195&mlon=96.6280322497#map=12/5.1570/96.6280

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