Alright, after doing quite a bit of reading it doesn't seem like there are any aquatic lizards that would be able to thrive in the type of enclosue I want to set up. There do seem to be a few aquatic snakes that would like it though. The ones I've found so far are the Masked water snake, Chinese water snake, and yellow and green anacondas. Masked water snakes would definitely work, but I think Chinese water snakes are a bit too small. As much as I would love to have an anaconda, I see absolutely no point in the future where I would have the capability or desire to house a snake that large. If anyone knows of any other aquatic constrictors, I'd like to hear about them. It should also be pointed out that Masked water snakes are the snake that is shown in the first picture of the kind of enclosure I want to do.
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Varanus mertensi is too big for a standard aquarium, you would still need to give it a land area. You're looking at an 8x4x4 enclosure with water and land options for them. Every species of lizard will need a land area there aren't any fully aquatic lizards 
I know, I'm just thinking that instead of having the water/land areas adjacent to each other, it would allow for a much larger aquatic area if the land is stacked on top of the water. I'd still be able to do a setup that had a soft substrate for burrowing, etc., but it would also allow room for a deeper water area which means the ability to have fish and actually have the aquatic lizard swim, not just rest with the water up to it's chin.
I'm really just wanting to get something that would actually use the water portion more than just for a soak every once in a while. I don't want to get a lizard that's supposed to be semi-aquatic that doesn't use the water area any more than any other lizard would.
rudukai13;4065404; said:
I suppose that some type of water snake would work but I would still think that they need 50/50 ratio of land and water.
