Rock monitor lizard

Taxonomy
First described by François Marie Daudin in 1802,[1] these lizards were previously classified as a subspecies of Varanus exanthematicus,[3] but have since been declared a distinct species based upon differences in hemipenal morphology.[4] The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic word waral ورل, which is translated to English as "monitor". Their specific name comes from a compound of two Latin words: albus meaning "white" and gula meaning "throat".

Description
The heaviest bodied and second longest lizard (the Nile monitor is longer) in Africa, they reach upwards of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, with the tail and body being of equal size. The head and neck are the same length, and are distinct from each other. Their bulbous, convex snouts give an angular, box-like appearance. Their forked tongues are pink or bluish,[6] and their scales are usually a mottled gray-brown with yellowish or white markings.

Intelligence
An intelligent lizard, several specimens have demonstrated the ability to count as high as six in an experiment conducted by Dr. John Philips at the San Diego Zoo in 1999. Philips offered varying numbers of snails, and the monitors were able to distinguish numbers whenever one was missing.

Fatest animals

Birds that talk and sing

There are many birds that can talk human language. But they can not talk if they are wild and live in the woods and forest. Man catches these birds and keep them as pet . They listen to human talk and learn to say many word. The most famous talking bird is White cockatoo, It has a loud voice and can sometime talk almost in human voice. If we say a word to a Cockatoo again and again, It learn to say the word. Another common talking bird is the Green Parrot. The Indian Parrot is green in color with bright red beak. It love to eat red chillies and chickpeas. The parrot can imitate human speech very well. The Mynah is another popular talking bird. It can talk as well as sing.
We all love to listen to bird song Especially in the early morning we hear different bird singing sweetly from tree. The most famous singing bird in the world is the Nightingale . It is small and ordinary looking bird with Grey or reddish brown feather but its song very sweet and melodious. Nightingale sing both during the day and at night, another famous song bird is the Cuckoo. It also is ordinary looking with Grayish black feather. The Cuckoo sing during the spring season only. The Wren, Skylark, Linnet, Thrush, Goldfinch, and Orville are some other song bird that have clear and sweet voices. The Thrush can imitate the Call and Song of other bird . The Goldfinch and Orville are beautiful to look at and also song melody