Blue-tongued monitor lizard

I believe these monitor lizards growing really large, so it was really quite intriguing to see one on our boat trip through the mangrove estuary. I loved that I caught his blue tongue!

[Maggiemae]

A great nature photo with good clarity! fav

[Carole G]

Well named lizard

[Margo]

He is a real beauty fav

[Kahsia]

Great capture!

[Jodie]

Love the rich tones and that blue tongue!

[Paul]

Now he's a cool looking creature 👍👍

[Helen Sanderson]

I presume this is still Sri Lanka....looks very similar to our lace monitor lizards in Australia

[Rob Z]

He's a beauty.

[Sylvia Binch]

So interesting to see. He's beautiful.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@maggiemae @yorkshirekiwi @777margo @moonmtn @jodies @paul10 Thanks so much for commenting :-)
@hrs Yes Helen still in Sri Lanka. I have seen similar monitor lizards in Africa too.
@robz Thanks Rob, I thought the blue tongue was really striking!
@bintal Thanks for commenting Sylvia :-)

[Diane]

Great capture of his tongue. Fav.

[haskar]

Great timing.