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The emerald tree monitor, aka green tree monitor, emerald monitor, or wbl km, hails from Papua New Guinea and extreme northern Australia. These beautiful green lizards face the threat of overcollection for the pet trade. As strict arboreal (spend their lives in trees) reptiles, these monitors are entirely dependent on […]

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The desert monitor can be found in northern Africa, as well as central and southern Asia. They are part of the order Squamata, like all monitor lizards. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching. Their daily […]

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The mangrove monitor, aka mangrove goanna, western Pacific monitor lizard, or wbl yb in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea can be found from northern Australia and New Guinea, to the Moluccas, and the Solomon Islands. These lizards face the threat of hunting for their meat and skin (which […]

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The lace monitor, aka lacy or tree goanna, hails from eastern Australia. These large lizards tolerate cool temperate forests and dry tropical forests. Lace Monitors are a venomous species of lizard with a painful bite. These critters face the threats of fires, fire suppression, and deforestation. However, they have a […]

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