- DISTRIBUTION : Indian subcontinent
- HABITAT : Prefers wet areas edge of the forest and near to human settlements.
- BEHAVIOUR AND FOOD HABIT : It is a carnivorous lizard and less adapted to climb on trees due to its short hind toes. They separate the habitat with sympatric Varanus bengalensis as former prefers wet areas with high ground cover and later prefers the areas with large trees.
- FOOD SERVED HERE : Frog Chicken
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION :
1. BODY LENGTH- 80 to 120 cm
2. BODY WEIGHT- 1 to 1.5kg
3. BODY COLOUR - Olive or yellowish brown with irregular dark brown cross bars. - LIFE-SPAN : 10 to 20 years
- THREAT : Hunting habitat loss and human exploitation
- CONSERVATION STATUS : Least concern IUCN ver 2.3 Appendix I CITES Schedule I WPA 1972