#emerald tree monitor

Giorno time! I’ve made him a proper chimera- trust me on the fact that the traits are evenly distributed along his body- his clothes pretty much hide that. (Head, back, legs being Serval, and arms, chest, and tail being monitor lizard)

Giorno’s animal choice for me was something that was pretty easy- he was already going to be some sort of feline because of Dio, but I didn’t want him to be a big cat since he’s definitely not as imposing as his dad. I had that reflect onto his other half as well. Instead of being a massive monitor lizard, I picked a smaller one. Serval came pretty easy as a feline pick though, mainly because of their lankiness.

Giorno’s storyline in Part 5 doesn’t really keep either Dio OR Jonathan very relevant- so it was important to me that Giorno did not look like a more cohesive version of my Part 3 Design for Dio, and instead looked like his own character.

How do you get from this? /\

To this? \/

Check the video at this link?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwOgD6EMqiE/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)

Family: Monitor Lizard Family (Varanidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

While the genus Varanus contains some of the largest reptiles on earth (including the Komodo Dragon, the largest living lizard), the Emerald Tree Monitor is a small animal that rarely exceeds 80-90cm (2.6-3 ft) in length. It is also unusual among its relatives (and among reptiles in general, for that matter) in that it is social - it lives in small groups consisting of a large adult male, a harem of females and a handful of smaller males (typically younger males.) Found in swamps and lowland evergreen forests on the Torres Strait Islands (a series of over 200 islands between New Guinea and northern Australia) as well as New Guinea and several smaller surrounding islands, the smaller size of this species compared to many other monitor lizards reflects its arboreal (tree-dwelling) lifestyle - its tail is prehensile and can be used to grasp branches, its toes are long and flexible and end in sharp claws that allow it to cling to bark, the scales on the soles of its feet are enlarged to generate friction and improve its grip, and its distinctive green colouration aids it in camouflaging among leaves. Emerald Tree Monitors feed on insects, spiders, centipedes, birds eggs and small arboreal vertebrates. Captive individuals have also been known to feed on small amounts of fruit, but it is unknown if this is the case in the wild (the small size, arboreal lifestyle and densely vegetated habitat of this species makes it difficult to study its natural behaviour.) Shortly after mating, female Emerald Tree Monitor lay clutches of 2-4 eggs, and while exactly where these eggs are laid in the wild is poorly understood there has been at least one documented case of a female laying her eggs in a tree-dwelling termite colony - when the young hatch, the termites will provide them with a source of food while the colony itself will provide shelter.

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Emerald Tree Monitor!