Oh snap!
:leon:A giant, spectacularly colored new species of monitor lizard has just been revealed to scientists in the Philippines.
The reptile, which is roughly 6 feet long (1.8 meters), is kin to Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards. Named Varanus bitatawa, this newly discovered species, decorated in stripes of gold flecks and armed with huge, curved claws for climbing trees, is one of only three fruit-eating monitor species in the world.
:yesway:one of only three fruit-eating monitor species in the world.