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==Other species==
==Other species==
Mangrove monitor (''V. indicus''), which is 1.5m long and semi-aquatic. They are rarely fully tameable.
*Mangrove monitor (''V. indicus''), which is 1.5m long and semi-aquatic. They are rarely fully tameable.
*Dumeril's monitors, sometimes called the grey roughneck monitor (''V. dumerilii heterophilis'' and ''V. d. dumerilli''), grow to 1.2m. They are arboreal with long claws, a rainforest species, and require relatively high humidity and temperatures of 29-35ºC during the day and about 23ºC at night. They require large enclosures and pools for soaking.
Dumeril's monitors, sometimes called the grey roughneck monitor (''V. dumerilii heterophilis'' and ''V. d. dumerilli''), grow to 1.2m. They are arboreal with long claws, a rainforest species, and require relatively high humidity and temperatures of 29-35ºC during the day and about 23ºC at night. They require large enclosures and pools for soaking.
*The green tree monitor (''V. prasinus'') also requires specialised diet and husbandry. They grow to about 0.75m, are arboreal, spend most of their time in the high canopy in the vine, monsoon, palm, rain and mangrove forests, require high humidity, have a prehensile tail, feed mostly on arthropods, lizards and small birds, and require a lot of space.
*The black rough-necked monitor (''V. rudicolli'') may be easily tamed, relative to other monitors, but they have a low survival rate in captivity. They grow to about 1.2m, are arboreal, like to soak and are social (two may be better than one). Like all tree monitors, they have very long claws.
The green tree monitor (''V. prasinus'') also requires specialised diet and husbandry. They grow to about 0.75m, are arboreal, spend most of their time in the high canopy in the vine, monsoon, palm, rain and mangrove forests, require high humidity, have a prehensile tail, feed mostly on arthropods, lizards and small birds, and require a lot of space.
The black rough-necked monitor (''V. rudicolli'') may be easily tamed, relative to other monitors, but they have a low survival rate in captivity. They grow to about 1.2m, are arboreal, like to soak and are social (two may be better than one). Like all tree monitors, they have very long claws.