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The mystery skull is the Black-Throated Monitor
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Answer: Black-throated monitors (Varanus albigularis ionidesi) range throughout eastern Tanzania. They prey on birds, rodents, snails, and other reptiles. Black-throated monitors are heavy-bodied lizards that can exceed 6 feet in length. Black-throated monitors are kin to the Komodo monitor and look similar in gate and morphology. Black-throated monitor saliva, however, is unlike the Komodos and the only real danger may be in a well placed tail slap or a feeding response bite. Black-throated monitors can make docile pets with A LOT of expert attention, but they do need a large enclosure!

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