bayawak??help i need info on what species is this

[moy1moy1]

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That's a Varanus salvator nuchalis (Cebu spp.). Diurnal, semi-aquatic, boreal, scavenger. Feeds mainly on carrion but sometimes catches fresh prey on opportunities. They're not venomous, but their bites are considered hazardously poisonous (from the bacteria that lives in it's saliva). This species is CITES App. classified and thus deems illegal to keep, breed, trade, sale, buy, peddle.

Tnx doc hehehe....

[mokiloo]

please let's not practice poaching here and the illegal trade of exotic species
I mean please lang
just by the thought nga wala mu kabalo unsa na nga species means you dont even know how to care for it
or whether it will survive in captivity or brought home as a house pet.
please lang don't just take something esp a living creature, endangered or not, illegal or legal, just because it caught your fancy. let's give it a deep thought

[herp_doctor]

My sentiments exactly...

[zalcruz]

prohibited kai hapit na mahurot sa wild.. mura raba kuno nig manok ang lasa.. hehe

kahinumdum ko nga gi-feature ni kuya kim sa matang lawin nga matud pa niya:

"kung lasang manok ang bayawak, eh di kumain na lang kayo ng manok" hehehee, sakto pud siya at least ma preserve ang ingon ani nga lizard sa wild.

naa pud daghan ani dinhi sa opon labi na sa tempolok dapit.
pero hurot-hurot na kay daghan na subdivision og townhouse.

[zalcruz]

please let's not practice poaching here and the illegal trade of exotic species
I mean please lang
just by the thought nga wala mu kabalo unsa na nga species means you dont even know how to care for it
or whether it will survive in captivity or brought home as a house pet.
please lang don't just take something esp a living creature, endangered or not, illegal or legal, just because it caught your fancy. let's give it a deep thought

I agree with you bro, this kind of creature should be in the wild.

Pero kung dako og knowledge ang mo keep ani kay puede ra ba basta naa lang permit gikan sa DENR?

naa man baligya ani dapit sa USJ-R, luoy kaayo kay nylon ra ang ihigut sa hawak.

[scope_hunting]

its hard to argue... but lets put this as for information purposes... other says it is endangered as there are only few left... if they are gathering info on the habitats that are infested now with humans there are only few of them striving there but if you go into provinces and farm where they can roam freely they are still abundant...

it will surely survive in captivity if you know how to care for them... it is also not at all times can be tamed and still has their wild instincts it can grow up to 1.5m long to its tail..

we are the only ones to be blamed if their numbers decline as our population grows we are infesting their habitats...

they are a distant relative of the comodo dragon.. it can eat fish, chick (live or dead) eggs.. and as long as you keep it in a place where it is cool and with adequate sunlight for them to bathe it will survive..

the *** of this reptile can be known by checking the base of the tail just like the ordinary house lizard

[heycroc]

The exact species name of this varanidae can only be determined by the scalation on the neck portion, though by assumption and most likely to be the most common among other species found in the Phils. then yes it must be a salvator, while the largest being from mindanao (Cumingiis monitor) has had some spottings here in Cebu, chances are still high on the salvator. there are currently three frugivorous species found in the Philippines, The mabitang of Iloilo ( Varanus olivaceous), the Butaan of Polilio and one other species in Luzon...all of which are facultative fruit eaters. The s*x on the other hand can be determined by the femoral pores which are vividly clear in males. Coloration does not necessarily indicate a species but rather the type of habitat it occuppies.

[rastachito89]

That's a Varanus salvator nuchalis (Cebu spp.). Diurnal, semi-aquatic, boreal, scavenger. Feeds mainly on carrion but sometimes catches fresh prey on opportunities. They're not venomous, but their bites are considered hazardously poisonous (from the bacteria that lives in it's saliva). This species is CITES App. classified and thus deems illegal to keep, breed, trade, sale, buy, peddle.

great info....................

[rastachito89]

please let's not practice poaching here and the illegal trade of exotic species
I mean please lang
just by the thought nga wala mu kabalo unsa na nga species means you dont even know how to care for it
or whether it will survive in captivity or brought home as a house pet.
please lang don't just take something esp a living creature, endangered or not, illegal or legal, just because it caught your fancy. let's give it a deep thought

exactly..

some pets are not noted..

we should learn every kind of species to protect them..

learning gives us appreciation to the beauty.....................