varanus yuwonoi

[Gatorhunter1231]

She decided to jump out of the cage today so I decided she could use a little swim time so I could check her out health wise.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/reptiles/tri-head.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/reptiles/tricolor4.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/reptiles/tri-color3.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/reptiles/ticolor5.jpg
I noticed that she builds dens. Not tunnels but will hollow out an area under logs or rocks and launches out in a full out ambush attack. She waits till perfect timing and has launched out of hiding and up my arm twice LOL.

[infernalis]

Thank you so much... I really enjoy all your varanid pics and posts.

[Gatorhunter1231]

Really wish my camera would capture the neon blue and dark green more. This lizard is bright in person

[alessia55]

I love the tail! Awesome pics :D

[Pirarucu]

Very very nice!

[BarelyBreathing]

Holy cow, you have a tri-color???

[Gatorhunter1231]

For about 3 months I guess. Probably the best looking monitor-color wise that I have seen. Feet and tail glow in light blue and the neck is a dark green. It puts tree monitors to shame, I just don't have a good enough camera to catch it all.

[BarelyBreathing]

Call me jealous.

May I make a suggestion? Turn off the flash and use bright ambient light. It helps with bringing out color.

[varanus_mad]

For about 3 months I guess. Probably the best looking monitor-color wise that I have seen. Feet and tail glow in light blue and the neck is a dark green. It puts tree monitors to shame, I just don't have a good enough camera to catch it all.


you probably never will mate.

if you can take pictures in direct sunlight do so theyll be the best ones.

varanid colours are extra-ordinarily hard to capture on camera alwas end up washed out.

[Gatorhunter1231]

no flash-just an i-phone 3 and a dim light bathroom lol.
here is some better pics that you must have missed
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/tri-color2.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Gatorhunter/reptiles/tricolor48-12-12.jpg

[BarelyBreathing]

Wow. Just wow. I want this monitor.

[snake man12]

Beautiful varanus!!

[Aanayab1]

Gatorhunter: That is a beautiful creature!!! How big will it get?

[Gatorhunter1231]

females get around 3ft but males can get some size on them (5ft or so).

[Aanayab1]

I would love to see the colors on a full grown adult... to bad the zoo's near me all have snakes no monitors, well now that I think of it the Knoxville zoo has some beaded lizards but that is the extent of it.

[Ivanator]

OMG! I miss keeping monitors! I just can't afford the constant feedings they require compared to snakes. One day again. Your tri-color is gorgeous though! Those are pretty rare aren't they?