Spectacular new giant fruit-eating lizard species discovered in Sierra Madres of nort

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Published On: 08-Apr-10 07:00 AM
Source: ScienceDaily

A new species of monitor lizard has been discovered by an international team of biologists in the Sierra Madres of the northern Philippines. The new species -- Varanus bitatawa -- grows up to 2 meters long, displays bright yellow and black stripes and spots across its back, and eats mainly fruit and snails.

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