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Ornatus Nile Monitor

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I got a new monitor and is fairly calm never biting or whiping tale. Its very active though. I wanna know if anyone knows the characteristic differences between an ornatus nile and a regular nile because i cant tell which. i would also like to know if there is any size difference. it even takes crickets from my hand which i figured isnt such a good idea. someone plz tell me

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Easiest way to tell the difference is the color of the tongue.
Ornates have a pink tongue and commons have a black tongue.
 
its a reg

Its a regular nile then because it has a black tounge. its a really non-agressive lil guy but its really active at times.
 
The Ornate Nile will have 3-5 rows of large yellow spots between its front and hind legs.

The Common Nile will have 7 or more rows of smaller yellow spots between its front and hind legs.

The Ornate Nile has a rounded snout (like a blackthroat monitor), and the Common Nile has a pointed snout (like a water monitor).

The black tongue VS pink tongue thing... I'm not sure how accurate that could possibly be.
 
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