Malayan Water Monitor Lizard, Singapore Botanic Gardens, May 2019
This post is my contribution to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: reed, read or red hosted by Cee at Cee’sPhotoChallenges
out of the reeds
All things bright and beautiful
Delighting in Our World
All things bright and beautiful 
Oh, my! Is that a crocodile? The reflections of the reeds are lovely.
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It’s a Malayan Water Monitor Lizard – not as large as a Croc, although it has often been mistaken for one.
Thanks for asking, Irene – I have included its name in the post (sorry for the previous omission).
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I just learned something new! Thanks. 😊
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Love the lizard!
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Thanks for enjoying this sighting with me, Sue!
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😊
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It is quite large, isn’t it?
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They are not tiny lizards, although this particular one was not as large as I have seen them, maybe about 3/4 of a metre from nose to tail?
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It appears bigger in your photo, Ju-lyn.
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Oh, my word! I sure would jump if I saw that lizard come out of the reeds. A beauty, though.
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I do, in fact, jump in a little whenever I spot one of these critters! Especially when they pop onto the path I’m on!
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Oh what a beautiful photo for this week 😀
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Thanks so much Cee!
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That sucker is SCARY!
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There was one crossing the road yesterday which we had to brake in a hurry for … it was pretty pulse-racing!
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YIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKEEESSSSS!!!!! Have many traffic accidents have those things caused?
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I can’t even begin to speculate! I am just glad we don’t have personal experience.
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Me neither!
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How beautiful in tropical areas here in Aus we get monitor or perentie that are just huge & beautiful. Our Goanna’s can get quite large.
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I think you have a more varied ecosystem, hence more variety of wildlife. But I do appreciate the encounters here too.
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How exotic! I love how you framed the photo. He could be pretty well camouflaged.
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Thanks Laurie! I think I would have missed him if he didn’t move at that moment.
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Woah! Cool pic! If it’s in the botanic gardens, I presume it’s in the ‘wild’, so to speak?
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Correct! No barriers (apart from the water pool of water).
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