New lizards found in the decade 1998 to 2008 include 17 species of skinks 12 geckos 5 forest dragons and 3 monitor lizards.

在1998年至2008年十年中还发现了新的蜥蜴，包括17种石龙子，12种壁虎，5种森林龙和3种巨蜥。

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New lizards found in the decade 1998 to 2008 include 17 species of skinks, 12 geckos, 5 forest dragons and 3 monitor lizards.

在1998年至2008年十年中还发现了新的蜥蜴，包括17种石龙子，12种壁虎，5种森林龙和3种巨蜥。

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Now, because the mosasaurs - the monitor lizards' ancestors-were the only Marine lizards around when snakes evolved, snakes must have evolved from lizards living on land.

现在，因为沧龙-巨蜥的祖先-是蛇进化时周围唯一的海洋蜥蜴，所以蛇应该是从在陆地上生活的蜥蜴进化而来。

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Or water-based safaris in small guide boats that dip in close to the riverbank to observe dinosaur-like monitor lizards sunning themselves on logs, kingfisher eagles perched in trees, and elephants playfully spraying water on their young.

BBC: Safari by water in southern Africa

Volunteers survey the lizards each year to monitor their population and distribution.

BBC: Partnership protects sand lizard at Prestatyn beaches