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BASKING ACTIVITY OF INDIAN MONITOR LIZARD (VARANUS BENGALENSIS)IN BULDHANA DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA (INDIA)
Joshi P. S. , Tantarpale V. T. and S. D. Pandharikar
Abstract :
The current report is on the basking activity of Indian monitor lizard that was noted during 18 to 24 October of 2014 from an agriculture field of Jalgaon (Jamod), District Buldhana of Maharashtra (India) (Table1). Indian Monitor Lizard Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) is diurnal and ectothermic animal that rely largely on external heat sources such as sunlight for thermoregulation. The species exhibited basking at morning to afternoon and some time showed twice a day that is in morning and afternoon both. After basking, species became more active, showed fast movement and quick capture of their prey.
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