The drill is a short-tailed forest baboon and differs from the mandrill chiefly in the absence of the brilliant colors, which mark the mandrill's face. Both male and female drills have variegated gray/brown fur and bare jet-black faces, with a white fring

I have progressively collected literature on Varanids over a number of years and thought the information might be of use to others. Reference List Abel, F. (1998). Status, population biology and conservation of the Water Monitor (Varanus salvator), the

Monitors belong to the family Varanidae. Some are small reptiles of less than a foot in length, while the Komodo dragon, the largest living lizard, grows to 364 lb. All monitors are tropical reptiles. They are active lizards, that may be very hostile, las

Average adult size is 5.25-10 inches (13.3-25.4 cm), record is 13 inches (33 cm). Adults are tan to reddish brown with a black head and chin. There is a light band on the back of the head, and a black band 3-5 scales wide extending onto the back of the ne

This is a large snake with an average length of 0.7 to 1.3 meters and a maximum length of 1.7 meters. The head is rather long, triangular, slightly distinct from neck, with large, conspicuous nostrils on side of snout. The Fangs are large and the tail sho