2011年10月31日 · Juveniles mainly feed on insects while adults prey on frogs, small mammals (rats, squirrels), snails, insects, grubs, crabs, eggs, etc. Its flesh is a delicacy among …

In Sri Lanka, the Asian water monitor is considered venomous and dangerous when confronted, while the Bengal monitor (Thalagoya) is considered harmless and rather defenseless.

Activity budgets and habitat preference of land monitor, Thalagoya Varanus bengalensis in a residential area M.G.T.H. Abayaratna' and W.A.Dharshani MahaulpathaJ

2024年12月17日 · The Thalagoya, commonly known as the Sri Lankan Monitor Lizard, holds a unique place in Sri Lanka’s ecosystem, culture, and folklore. Known scientifically as Varanus …

2016年2月8日 · They are often easily confused with each other, but are in fact distinctly different. How so? We spoke to herpetologist Dinal Samarasinghe to find out. To begin with, the …

2010年1月11日 · Vidyodaya Journal of Science (VJS) is a peer reviewed, open-access international journal published twice a year by the Faculty of Applied Science of the University …

2006年7月13日 · A study on habitat use and activity budget of the land monitor Varanus bengalensis was conducted from August 2004 to February 2005 inside the university premises …

2011年4月29日 · I was lucky to spot many of them during my wildlife safari trips into Yala National Park, the UNESCO World Heritage Site that is situated near the South Eastern coastline of Sri …

The land monitor (Varanus bengalensis) is called a Thalagoya in Sinhala and Udumbu in Tamil. The water monitor (Varanus salvator) is called a Kabaragoya in Sinhala.

2017年6月30日 · Thus, in this study we documented the prey and natural predators of V. bengalensis across different landscapes along the urban-rural gradient and geo-climatic zones …