Wildlifeof Malaysia
Rough-necked Monitor
Monitor Lizards
Photo: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com
Varanus rudicollis
Basic stats
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest
Range
Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra and the Riau Archipelago
The black rough-necked monitor, sometimes known simply as the roughneck monitor, is a species of monitor lizard found in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia, and in Indonesia on Sumatra and islands of the Riau Archipelago. In Thailand it is called the elephant bark or roar. Its habitat is limited to primary and secondary forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Rough-necked Monitor live in?
- Primary and secondary forest
- Where is the Rough-necked Monitor found?
- Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra and the Riau Archipelago