Where giants meet: the first photographic record of the Asian Water Monitor, Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768), on Komodo Island, Indonesia, with notes on natural history

Authors

  • Zichen Qiao The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Mingeun Cho The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0604-1563
  • Jahiding Jahiding Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
  • Tianwei Kou PXTX (Shanghai) Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Yangpu District, Shanghai, China

Keywords:

Monitor lizard, Sympatric, Coexistence, Ecotourism, Interspecific competition

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Published

2026-02-11

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