EARLESS MONITER

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-   Lanthanotus borneensis

OCCURRENCE :-          Sarawak

HABITAT :-                 Forest

SIZE :-                        Length upto 43 cm

FAMILY :-                   Varanidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It has elongate , slender , flattened body with short and strong limbs each having five digits.
2. The forked tail can be flicked in and out of the mouth.
3. There is a small tubercle on each body scale , the eyes have movable lids , the lower one having transparent windows and there is no external ear opening.
4. It leads a subterranean life and shirks from bright light.
5. It feeds on fish , snails etc.
6. The female lays eggs in a hole in the ground and buries them while they incubate.