The Muscovy duck and Monitor Lizard

Muscovy duck spreed her wings to chase the water monitor

The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator macromaculatus) 

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)

 

Injured Lizard

I found this injured Common House Lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus), at my car park.
There were two wounds near the neck, probably inflicted by my neighbour's cat. The tail is missing; the lizard drops its tail as a defence mechanism from attack. I tried to nurse it with a local antiseptic, but it ran away.
Didn't know who was the culprit from the list below;
1. Orange Cat
2. Black & White Cat or
3. Vagabond dirty Cat

Green Crested Lizard - Copulation

Bronchocela cristatella

The same pictures that I posted at PhotoMalaysia forum.

Water Wednesday - Malayan Water Monitor Lizard - Biawak Air

Malayan Water Monitor Lizard (Varanus salvator)

Sesumpah - Green Crested Lizard - Chameleon

1 Rejab 1430H

Green crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

Chameleon

This was taken in May last year, just a follow-up to my posting of monitor lizard below.

For great Iguana picture from Steve B, click here

Monitor Lizard Sunbathing

Big monitor lizard sunbathing under the hot sun

Clouded Monitor (Varanus bengalensis nebulosus)

The position of the nostrils are key to ID of Varanus sp.

Juvenile Cobra Naja sp. at mybackyard

Snake

This Juvenile Cobra (Naja Sp.), wandering at my backyard looking for food.
Naja sumatrana, aka Black spitting cobra, Malayan spitting cobra.
Reference: School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University here

Dried Lizard

I found this dead lizard trapped at my car's door.

The car was parked under the hot sun, so the lizard was dried like a 'keropok ikan' (crackers) that was post previously.













on a leather cover of PDA














on the tissue paper.







If my wife see this picture, I think she will never eat fish cracker again! ;-)

Malayan Water Monitor Lizard

Juvenile Varanus salvator.

This 'biawak air' entered my backyard yesterday evening while my sons were playing with their new hamsters.
They thought that the monitor lizard going to catch their pets, and chased that lizard away.
It ran away and entered the rain gutter via a downspout.
It was still up there on the roof by 7.30pm .



Brightly yellow markings on the body and bands of yellow-grey/bluish on the tail. The compressed tail can be twice as long as its body.

Chameleon - joining the food fiesta

Initially I thought this a Juvenile Iguana, but after searching the NET, I got the ID:-

Green crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

It a Chameleon.