BIAWAK: vol 1, no. 2

[davo]

is out. I posted the BIAWAK link in the articles sticky, but this is just to let you know the second one is out, I enjoyed this one a lot:
http://varanidae.org/biawak

Loved the Varanus salvator combat cover/inserts pics on this.
I enjoyed the Varanus salvator articles, Varanus albigularis captive breeding, "monitor attacks" and "bloated ackies" articles.

Good read.

 

[loconorc]

Thats pretty cool , but what does 'Biawak' mean?

 

[davo]

think it means monitor lizard or varanus in Bahasa Indonesia (indonsesian)

 

[sauroid]

i also learned that people from the philippine islands call varanids "bayawak".

 

[David Tobler]

i also learned that people from the philippine islands call varanids "bayawak".

The national language for the Philippines is Tagalog. Yes, "Biawak" means "monitor lizard" in Tagalog as well.