Head detail of a large Malayan Water Monitor or Rice Lizard, Varanus salvator, climbing out of water onto a submerged tree trunk flicking its forked t

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The pictures were taken during a boat trip on the Bentota River.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Bentota River
Photo credit: © Andreas Ripphahn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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