#earless monitor lizard

Earless Monitor Lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), family Lanthanotidae, endemic to Borneo

ENDANGERED.

Semi-aquatic.

Closely related to the true monitor lizard in the family Varanidae.

The only member of its family.

They do have inner ears, and are capable of hearing, despite the lack of ear openings and tympana.

Bornean Earless Monitor Lizard  Lanthanotus borneensis

Endemic to Borneo

Semi-aquatic, usually found in streams and marshes in lowland rainforest

Endangered, but data on numbers is incomplete

Most closely related to “true monitor lizards”, family Varanidae

Forked tongue, and presumably, a jacobson’s organ

Prehensile tail

Total length of up to 40 cm (16 in)

Nocturnal

Recent studies show them to possess a very mild venom

Feed on a variety of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and small vertebrates

Oviparous (egg laying)

Earless monitor lizard - not evaluated

Earless Monitor Dragon

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you get to skip ahead of the other asks by a bit because youre my friend. anyhoo

this is the first not REALLY a dragon. but i was expecting someone to submit a lizard by the name of dragon anyways lmao.

(actually, upon looking it up i cant see anybody calling it by that name. just earless monitor lizard. neat)

big fan of the shape on these creatures...bumpy lizards rule. there isnt much to say looks wise but wikipedia says theyre semiaquatic so thats cool!

Earless Monitor Lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), family Lanthanotidae, endemic to Borneo

ENDANGERED.

Semi-aquatic.

Closely related to the true monitor lizard in the family Varanidae.

The only member of its family.

They do have inner ears, and are capable of hearing, despite the lack of ear openings and tympana.