Among the monitor lizards, not every kind of monitor lizard is a Komodo monitor lizard, the Komodo dragon is the heaviest monitor lizard, there are more types of monitor lizards, and there are also monitor lizards in China. Recently, in the Nuozhadu Nature Reserve in Simao District, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, a rare monitor lizard - round-nosed monitor lizard was photographed, and the round-nosed monitor lizard has been included in the list of national first-class protected animals, this monitor lizard is looking for food by the river, moving around, etc., very healthy.
According to reports: photographed this round-nosed monitor lizard body length of about 120 cm, is an adult wild monitor lizard, is in the mountain stream side of the activity, while foraging, preying on the stream fish, shrimp and other food, this monitor lizard in the wild survival should be very strong.
The number of round-nosed monitor lizards in China is not much, this time the discovery of this wild round-nosed monitor lizard is very meaningful, the area has not appeared in the area for more than ten years without the trace of this monitor lizard, this time after the shooting of the round-nosed monitoring, will continue to strengthen the scientific research monitoring of the round-nosed monitoring, record the data of this monitor lizard, for the follow-up protection of this rare monitor lizard has provided great help.
Round-nosed monitor lizard is also known as five-clawed golden dragon, large four-legged snake, etc., round-nosed monitor lizard body length is generally 1-2 meters, weight 20-30 kg, their population is mainly distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia, etc., is a more common type of monitor lizard in Southeast Asia. The country is mainly distributed in Hainan, Yunnan, Guangxi, etc., is also one of the largest lizards, because the original number of such monitor lizards in china is not much, coupled with poaching, etc., the number of round-nosed monitor lizards has been very small, has been on the verge of extinction, in urgent need of protection.
In the lizard, the round-nosed monitor lizard and other obvious differences, that is, the round-nosed monitor lizard has a large nostril, which is related to their living environment, the round-nosed monitor lizard generally lives in mountain streams, coastal estuaries, reservoirs, etc., so the large nostrils are conducive to the round-nosed monitor lizard to increase the amount of air inhaled per unit time, so the round-nosed monitor lizard is very strong, can dive into the water, stay in the water for ten minutes in one breath, is conducive to it preying on aquatic organisms, or avoid predators, etc.
The round-nosed monitor lizard is also a large lizard, and its number is still relatively large in the world. However, the original number in the country is not much, coupled with the economic value of the round-nosed monitor lizard, coveting the skin of the round-nosed monitor lizard, eating its flesh, etc., has been poached, the number has been very rare, in order to protect this monitor lizard, it is included in the national first-level protected animals, and at the same time established a round-nosed monitor lizard protection area to better protect this rare monitor lizard.
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