Life span of round-nosed monitor lizard

The life span of the round-nosed monitor lizard is as long as 150 years.

Round-nosed monitor lizard is a national first-class protected wild animal in China. It belongs to sauropod reptile family, distributed in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Generally, it is 1 to 2 meters long and weighs 20 to 30 kilograms. Because of its yellow stripes, it is commonly known as "Golden Dragon with Five Claws", and its life span is as long as 150 years old.

Data show that living near mountain streams or coastal estuaries, ponds, reservoirs and other places is aggressive and fierce. When in danger, they often beat each other with their powerful tails. The round-nosed monitor lizard is good at swimming, climbing trees and preying on fish, frogs, snakes, birds, rats and insects.

In the way of reproduction, the round-nosed monitor lizard lays eggs, and females lay eggs in coastal caves or tree holes in the rainy season from June to July, with each nest 15-30, and the incubation period is 40-60 days.

Living habits of the round-nosed monitor lizard

The round-nosed monitor lizard mainly lives on land. Generally speaking, their favorite habitats are near streams in mountainous areas, as well as estuaries, reservoirs and ponds along the coast. Different from other animals, the round-nosed monitor lizard goes out day and night, but the most frequent time to go out is in the morning and evening. They will swim in the water or climb into the bushes to find food.

The round-nosed monitor lizard has a wide range of recipes, ranging from fish, frogs, shrimps and mice to other small reptiles, even insects and birds' eggs. Occasionally, they eat dead animals and even steal poultry from nearby villages.

The round-nosed monitor lizard is aggressive and fierce. When it is in danger, it often uses its powerful tail as a weapon to whip each other. When the situation is not good, the round-nosed monitor lizard will also have many ways to save itself, such as climbing up the tree immediately, grasping the tree with its claws and making a threatening sound.

Or stick out your neck to make your body strong; Or spit out a long tongue and make a "filar silk" sound to intimidate each other; Sometimes they will spit out the food they just swallowed to lure each other, and then they will escape when they are unprepared.