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Post by ophio on Jun 7, 2023 15:56:30 GMT
@hardcastle I remember our first interaction you said water monitors were sluggish and had pinheads. http://instagram.com/p/CVg5G_XJQM8 Sluggish is probably right but not much more sluggish than any other monitor. But yea the water monitor has a much wider head than the lacie and cumingi here and it almost approaches the caiman lizerd. You can see some prominent jaw muscles which bulge out of the jaw. Outside of the Komodo, i can't really favor any monitor over a Salvator at length parity although it weight parity there's quite a few |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 16:04:34 GMT
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Post by ophio on Jun 7, 2023 16:12:16 GMT
- Historically water monitors got as large as komodos and likely occupied a niche similar to brown and striped hyenas |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 16:16:34 GMT
Throw a Nile monitor in there for good measure.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 16:28:01 GMT
- Historically water monitors got as large as komodos and likely occupied a niche similar to brown and striped hyenas What's your favourite Monitor lizard? I like the Crocodile Monitor. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 16:30:11 GMT
- Historically water monitors got as large as komodos and likely occupied a niche similar to brown and striped hyenas True. But even today some water monitors can rival komodos in size. Cool example:  |
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Post by Hardcastle on Jun 7, 2023 16:35:25 GMT
What's your favourite Monitor lizard? I like the Crocodile Monitor. Personally I'm a Perentie man. Not because it's Australian, but because it Seems like a good runner, and regularly kills cats and snakes. Speaking of Australian, Komodo vs Megalania-  |
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Post by ophio on Jun 7, 2023 16:43:17 GMT
Throw a Nile monitor in there for good measure. Sadly not my lizards but I'd imagine the Nile to be the same size as the cumingi (the smallish yellow one up top) |
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Post by ophio on Jun 7, 2023 16:45:09 GMT
Historically water monitors got as large as komodos and likely occupied a niche similar to brown and striped hyenas What's your favourite Monitor lizard? I like the Crocodile Monitor. Was komodo for me until I thought they were too mainstream for monitor fans so i became a lacie fan mainly because of looks and how adaptable they are. I also liked croc monitors but there's just so much unknown about them. Mostly was drawn to crocs and lacies because they are the komodos closest relatives. Still like lacies but lately i realised that water monitors are a lot cooler than we give them credit for. Especially since I was responsible for degrading them on the old carnivora boards. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 16:47:50 GMT
What's your favourite Monitor lizard? I like the Crocodile Monitor. Personally I'm a Perentie man. Not because it's Australian, but because it Seems like a good runner, and regularly kills cats and snakes. Speaking of Australian, Komodo vs Megalania- Perenties are awesome. Def' my second favourite. |
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Post by Hardcastle on Jun 7, 2023 16:56:10 GMT
@hardcastle I remember our first interaction you said water monitors were sluggish and had pinheads. http://instagram.com/p/CVg5G_XJQM8 Sluggish is probably right but not much more sluggish than any other monitor. But yea the water monitor has a much wider head than the lacie and cumingi here and it almost approaches the caiman lizerd. You can see some prominent jaw muscles which bulge out of the jaw. Outside of the Komodo, i can't really favor any monitor over a Salvator at length parity although it weight parity there's quite a few I don't recall saying they had pinheads tbh and don't really stand by that, but I do stand by sluggish. They seem a little extra sluggish, but then again so do Komodos. |
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Post by CoolJohnson on Jun 7, 2023 17:05:20 GMT
Historically water monitors got as large as komodos and likely occupied a niche similar to brown and striped hyenas True. But even today some water monitors can rival komodos in size. Cool example: That really is a big lizard. I read on wikipedia that the biggest can either be 32 kg or 50 kg. |
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Post by ophio on Jun 7, 2023 17:19:04 GMT
@hardcastle I remember our first interaction you said water monitors were sluggish and had pinheads. http://instagram.com/p/CVg5G_XJQM8 Sluggish is probably right but not much more sluggish than any other monitor. But yea the water monitor has a much wider head than the lacie and cumingi here and it almost approaches the caiman lizerd. You can see some prominent jaw muscles which bulge out of the jaw. Outside of the Komodo, i can't really favor any monitor over a Salvator at length parity although it weight parity there's quite a few I don't recall saying they had pinheads tbh and don't really stand by that, but I do stand by sluggish. They seem a little extra sluggish, but then again so do Komodos. I feel most monitors slow down once they reach a certain size, its just that water monitors reach it easier than other monitors do. |
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