ID the Perp #2
06/16/2009
Lisa instantly identified the albino alligator in the previous post. How about this guy from the alligator farm? Should be even easier?
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(photos © dr. filomena)
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Adriaan said,
June 16, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Looks like a baby Komodo dragon! But as far as I know, they aren’t native to Florida.
alcessa said,
June 17, 2009 @ 8:08 am
I’d say a monitor lizard, AKA varan (dragon) of some kind, too. But a smaller species: “varanus indicus” (as funny as it sounds)
pengovsky said,
June 17, 2009 @ 9:30 am
So it is true… Lizard people do run the world
dr.filomena said,
June 17, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
@Adriaan & alcessa: So it turns out not to be all *that* easy, but I bluffed and am unsure. I will try to find out exactly which one it is… It was close to the Komodo Dragon exhibit, so who knows… there were so many fascinating animals there I could not remember them all.
dr.filomena said,
June 17, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
@Mr. P.: Finally, things start making sense!
dr.filomena said,
June 17, 2009 @ 5:46 pm
I just heard from David Kledzik, the reptile curator at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. He says: “That is our female crocodile monitor, Varanus salvadorii. This is a large species of lizard found in New Guinea.”
Thanks so much, David! And I do warmly recommend a visit to this place that is actually a zoo rather than a farm. One can easily spend an entire day there and never get bored.
alcessa said,
June 17, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
THX!