Last week, residents of Bedok North and Punggol came across monitor lizards at their HDB blocks. CNA spoke to experts to find out why the animals venture to such places, and what people should do.
SINGAPORE: Monitor lizards have adapted well to urban areas and frequently use drains, which is why they have often been sighted in recent years at places like public housing blocks or coffee shops, wildlife experts told CNA.
According to media reports dating back to 2013, the reptiles have also been seen in LRT lifts, on roads, outside malls and even under a train at an SMRT depot.The one at Bedok North could have been provoked on the ground floor and climbed a staircase to get away from danger only to get stranded along the corridor, said Mr Kalai Vanan, co-chief executive officer of the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society .
However, since it is common to find them in and around drains, the monitor lizard at Bedok North could have been “living in easy walking distance” from where it was spotted, Dr Lum said. Monitor lizards are mostly carnivorous, feeding on a huge variety of food types such as insects, crabs, snakes and fish. They also play an important role as scavengers in biomass breakdown and nutrient recycling.SHOULD PEOPLE BE CONCERNED?
“I can imagine some people being very scared by a monitor lizard – they can easily surpass a meter from nose to tip of the tail – especially if they turn up outside your door."
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