Baku Zoological Park
Peach-throated Monitor
Size and weight
body length is 120 cm
Nutrition
Feeds on insects and rodents
Life Span
10-15 years
Reproduction
4-70 eggs
Conservation status
Least Concern
Tree lizard found in New Guinea.
Its throat can be peachy as well as yellow. Feeds on insects and rodents. Leads a secretive and semi-arboreal lifestyle. Likes to spend time in water basins. When in danger, blows up its throat, hisses, scratches and fights off the aggressor with its tail. It is an egg-laying lizard