Wildlifeof Malaysia
Bornean Earless Monitor
Other Lizards
Photo: Chien C. Lee, Wild Borneo Photography · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Lanthanotus borneensis
Basic stats
Habitat
Semiaquatic
Range
Endemic to Borneo: Sarawak, and West and North Kalimantan
The earless monitor lizard is a semiaquatic, brown lizard native to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. It is the only living species in the family Lanthanotidae and is related to the true monitor lizards. It is known from Sarawak in East Malaysia, as well as West and North Kalimantan (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Bornean Earless Monitor live in?
- Semiaquatic
- Where is the Bornean Earless Monitor found?
- Endemic to Borneo: Sarawak, and West and North Kalimantan