REPTILES BOOKS MONITOR LIZARDS ASHLEY GISH EUROPE AFRICA ASIA NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA CREATIVE EDUCATION CREATIVE PAPERBACKS
XCEPTIONAL REPTILES Monitor lizards are powerful reptiles There are more than 70 kinds of monitors These lizards live in warm climates They are found in Australia Asia and Africa Monitor Lizard Basics Monitor lizards are reptiles Their body temperature changes with their surroundings Dry bumpy scales cover their bodies Monitors vary in color Most are brown or gray But some have vividly colored scales Quince monitors are yellow Blue-spotted tree monitors are black with bright blue rings Emerald tree monitors are brilliant green Most monitors are meat-eaters They eat eggs birds fish and small mammals The largest monitors live on the ground The heaviest is the Komodo dragon at about 155 pounds 70 3 kg It can eat 80 percent of its body weight in one sitting Like other large monitors it hunts deer and water buffalo 5
