Los Angeles zoo home to rare baby Gray's monitor lizards
By kingsnake.com · June 24, 2015 5:02 am
The latest clutch of Gray's monitor lizards hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo is just the second time Gray's monitors were born in captivity in the Western Hemisphere.
From My News LA:
Gray’s monitor lizards had long been considered extinct in the wild until some were discovered in 1975 on islands in the Philippines. The species is considered one of the largest lizards in Asia, as the reptiles can grow to be 6 feet long and 20 pounds. The tree-dwelling, olive-green lizards usually dine on fruit and invertebrates. The zoo’s reptile and amphibian curator, Ian Recchio, said his staff used their knowledge of other Asian monitor species and Komodo dragons to hatch the Gray’s monitor eggs.Read more here.
