Monitor Lizard Galapagos Islands. Varanus salvator, the Asian water monitor, is one of the most accessible large lizards on Earth. Monitor lizard is the common name of several large lizard species, comprising the genus Varanus.
Unlike birds, reptiles cannot fly to Galapagos, so all of them had to get there by accident. Welcome to our ever growing list of Lizard species. Here you can find every kind of lizard on our website.
Lizard sits on a rock and basks under the sun.
Kenan Harkin knocks off some bucket list monitor lizards thanks to the Crittacam crew.
They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as an invasive species. The Galápagos Islands were the source of Darwin's theory of evolution and remain a priceless living laboratory for scientists today. The Galápagos Islands are often considered the cradle of evolutionary theory, where Charles Thankfully, the logistics of moving big lizards have evolved since Hancock's gung-ho efforts nearly a "Currently we are monitoring the iguanas to understand their dispersal behavior in their new home.