Stuff Your Never Knew About The Lizard
- Java lizard is a member of the family of monitor lizards which includes the Australian Goanna and the Komodo dragon.
- Monitor lizards sometimes stand on their 2 hind legs to “monitor” their surroundings; this could be how they got their name.
- They sometimes steal croc eggs. To do this they hunt in a pair, while one distracts the croc the other one gets the eggs.
- In some countries people eat monitor lizard meat because they consider it to be an aphrodisiac.