Facts About Earless Monitor Lizard
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The earless monitor lizard is a rare, semi-aquatic lizard native to Borneo
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The earless monitor lizard has a cylindrical body, long neck, short limbs, small eyes, and long sharp claws
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It has six rows of strongly keeled scales and semitransparent lower eyelids. It has blue eyes and brown armored skin
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The lizard can grow up to 16 inches long, but the smallest can be 8 inches long
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Earless monitor lizards live in moist environments near rainforest river banks, in burrows, under logs and rocks, and even in shallow waters
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They can oscillate their throat and flick their forked tongue. They can also make a gentle, squeaky vocalisation
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Despite the name, they can hear, but they lack an ear opening and other externally visible signs of ears
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