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A portrait of a Mertens' Water Monitor

I took a photo of my friend who cares for the reptile collection at the National Aquarium Australia exhibit. This juvenile Mertens’ water monitor was climbing up her left arm and I snapped a shot as the lizard approached her left ear, which is why you see the her hair on the right side of the photo.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Bryan Barnes