Monitor lizard - Wikipedia
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [ 1 ] About 80 species are recognized.
Bengal monitor - Wikipedia
The lizard is known as bis-cobra in western India, Goyra in Rajasthan, guishaap or goshaap in Bangladesh and West Bengal, goh in both Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan and Bihar, as ghorpad in Maharashtra and as Thalagoya [31] in Sri Lanka.
Monitor lizard - New World Encyclopedia
Monitor lizard, or monitor, is the common name for any of the Old World lizards comprising the Varanidae family, which contains only one extant genus, Varanus, whose members are characterized by a generally elongate neck, a heavy body, long-forked tongues, and long, non-autonomous tails.
Monitor Lizard - A-Z Animals
2024年5月27日 · 5 Incredible Monitor Lizard Facts! Monitor lizards are considered to be the most intelligent of all lizards and some of the most intelligent reptiles in general. Monitors do not blink and they have very good vision. Scientists have observed monitors watching planes in the sky.
Did a monitor lizard help Shivaji conquer Sinhagad Fort: Legend …
2021年7月25日 · Legends say that Tanaji used Shivaji’s pet monitor lizard Yashwanti to climb the fort wall. He tied a rope to the back of the lizard which scaled a sheer cliff face beneath an unguarded section of the fort, secured itself in a crevice, and allowed Tanaji to climb up behind.
Beauty Without Cruelty - India
2024年4月30日 · The Forest Department has caught immobilised monitor lizards with their tails wound round their necks, after a newspaper reported “chunks” of ghorpad meat being sold for Rs 200/- to Rs 400/-.
Of Forked Tongues and Scaling Fort Walls: Story of the
2020年1月6日 · Few animals have inspired legends the way the Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) has. Superstition surrounds this animal. Some believe that eating its meat gives them superhuman strength and virility, others claim equally preposterously, that it …
Meet The Monitor Lizards Of India - Wildlife SOS
2022年7月27日 · Wildlife SOS has saved numerous Bengal monitors from people’s homes, factories, residential areas, commercial buildings and public places. Misconceptions about these animals lead people to label them as beasts, belonging to the prehistoric age.
How a Ghorpade came to be called a Ghorpade | churumuri
2007年4月20日 · On Salon, there is an absolutely fascinating piece on how the Maharashtrian surname Ghorpade came into being. Apparently the Marathi word for a monitor lizard is “ghorpad”. And the monitor lizard has a solid place in Maratha history/mythology/ folklore.
Battle-lizards of the Maratha - Salon.com
2007年4月17日 · For one thing, the Marathi word for monitor lizard is "ghorpad," which is also a Maratha clan name -- Ghorpade. One of Shivaji's other famous generals, Santaji Ghorpade, was a member of the clan.
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