Crocodile Monitor

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Description

Range & Habitat

Found In: Papua New Guinea/Rivers, swamps, lowland forests, and savannahs

Behavior

Diet

Carnivore. Diet consists of small reptiles, mammals, carrion, and bird eggs

Conservation

Fun Facts

• This species got its name from its flat, serrated teeth that resemble a crocodile’s teeth, rather than other monitors’ teeth, which are curved to hold prey

Virginia Zoo Animals

Male: Finn