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Varanus Bengalensis

The Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis) is a large (61-175 cm) carnivorous and non-poisonous lizard that is mainly terrestrial. The monitor lizard is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act but is regularly killed for its meat, blood, and oil as well as a cure for several ailments. A portrait of an adult Bengal monitor in a jungle at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on September 07, 2022. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#8796522
Date Taken	7 September 2022
Location	N/A
Photographer	Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

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