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Description
Common Name: Glutton Monitor

Scientific Name: Varanus glutolacerta

Length: 1-1.4 meters

Weight: 10-11 kilograms

Diet: Insects, eggs, birds, small mammals, and carrion.

Distribution: The open grasslands and wooded areas of the Congo Savannah in Africa

Lifespan: 8-10 years

Description: The glutton monitor is a quite large monitor in weight that lives in the new Congo savannah. Since there are no honey badger-like scavengers, this monitor has filled the niche of the aggressive scavenger. Although the creature doesn’t have the same color and body structure as a honey badger, its behavior is basically the same as the extinct badger. The monitor has no fear of any predators and is highly aggressive, attacking anything that gets in its way.
The lizard is dark green in color with dark brown spots on most of the monitor’s skin. It has long claws which it uses for digging up small burrowing animals and making nests for its offspring. The dark blue/purple tongue of the monitor is used for finding food over long distances, about a hundred kilometers in distance. Its tail is about half as long as its body and is used for defense by whipping in the direction of the attacker. The glutton monitor’s skin is about two and a half thick centimeters and helps protect it from venomous snake bites. The lizard has sharp teeth used for tearing into carrion and small animals. These sharp teeth can also be used for defensive and hunting purposes.
Despite its aggressive behavior, it is actually quite caring for its children. When the female monitor lays its eggs, it will usually protect the babies until they hatch and get old enough to survive on their own. If a predator tries to eat the eggs of the glutton monitor, the lizard will most of the time defend the young from the predator. Given that the adult monitors have little to no natural predators, the monitor can easily defend its nest from intruders.

Description
Common Name: Glutton Monitor

Scientific Name: Varanus glutolacerta

Length: 1-1.4 meters

Weight: 10-11 kilograms

Diet: Insects, eggs, birds, small mammals, and carrion.

Distribution: The open grasslands and wooded areas of the Congo Savannah in Africa

Lifespan: 8-10 years

Description: The glutton monitor is a quite large monitor in weight that lives in the new Congo savannah. Since there are no honey badger-like scavengers, this monitor has filled the niche of the aggressive scavenger. Although the creature doesn’t have the same color and body structure as a honey badger, its behavior is basically the same as the extinct badger. The monitor has no fear of any predators and is highly aggressive, attacking anything that gets in its way.
The lizard is dark green in color with dark brown spots on most of the monitor’s skin. It has long claws which it uses for digging up small burrowing animals and making nests for its offspring. The dark blue/purple tongue of the monitor is used for finding food over long distances, about a hundred kilometers in distance. Its tail is about half as long as its body and is used for defense by whipping in the direction of the attacker. The glutton monitor’s skin is about two and a half thick centimeters and helps protect it from venomous snake bites. The lizard has sharp teeth used for tearing into carrion and small animals. These sharp teeth can also be used for defensive and hunting purposes.
Despite its aggressive behavior, it is actually quite caring for its children. When the female monitor lays its eggs, it will usually protect the babies until they hatch and get old enough to survive on their own. If a predator tries to eat the eggs of the glutton monitor, the lizard will most of the time defend the young from the predator. Given that the adult monitors have little to no natural predators, the monitor can easily defend its nest from intruders.