Crocodile Monitor Facts: LONGEST living LIZARD 🦎 Animal Fact Files

Описание: The crocodile monitor is known as the longest living lizard! While the komodo dragon may be the largest lizard, crocodile monitors can reach the length of a car! Learn more crocodile monitor facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files

Scientific Name: Varanus salvadorii
Range: New Guinea
Habitat: Rainforests and mangroves
Size: Up to 11 feet (3.35m) long
Diet: Birds, eggs, rodents, reptiles, and more
Threats: Humans and habitat loss
Life span: Up to twenty years in captivity; Unknown in the wild

EDIT: At 3:21 we mention crocodile monitor lizard eggs may hatch after a month of incubation, however, other sources indicate this can take up to six months!

Here's a link to the CITES website which we mentioned in the video: https://cites.org/eng

✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨
👉   / animalfactfiles  

There's more to learn! Exclusive videos on social media:
🎵 TikTok -   / animalfactfilesyt  
📸 Instagram -   / animalfactfiles  
🐦 Twitter -   / animalfactfiles  
📚 Facebook -   / animalfactfiles  

---

Photos and Videos:
cuatrok77 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok... https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok... https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok...
Juha Pätilä - https://www.flickr.com/photos/1133345... https://www.flickr.com/photos/1133345...
Ted - https://www.flickr.com/photos/frted/4... https://www.flickr.com/photos/frted/4... https://www.flickr.com/photos/frted/4...
Kurt Bauschardt - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurt-b/...
Tauralbus - https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfredd...
Dave Dugdale - https://www.flickr.com/photos/davedug...
Javier Ábalos Alvarez - https://www.flickr.com/photos/globulo...
Kevin Walsh - https://www.flickr.com/photos/8662458...
Drow male - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Greg Hume - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Dibyendu Ash - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_w...
Opencage.info - http://opencage.info/pics.e/large_159...

Research Credits:
https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Anim...
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/V...
http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/animals...
https://www.stlzoo.org/animals/aboutt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea
https://svpow.com/2015/02/22/defensiv...
http://www.second-opinion-doc.com/the...
http://animaliaenthusiasts.proboards....
https://books.google.com/books?id=v-N...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanus...
https://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendi...
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-...

#animalfactfiles
#crocodilemonitor
#crocodilemonitorfacts