Rare finding - Asian water monitor seen in Tonle Sap Lake’s northwest

The Asian water monitor, known locally as 'tonsang' or 'ansang' and scientifically as Varanus salvator. - TONLE SAP AUTHORITY

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News): A team of Tonle Sap Authority wildlife conservationists have discovered an Asian water monitor in the Peak Kantel area near Tonle Sap Lake, according to the authority’s deputy director Lim Puy on Nov 25.

Named after a Sangke River tributary that flows into the northwest corner of Tonle Sap Lake, Peak Kantel is located in the administrative area of Prek Toal village in eastern Ek Phnom district’s Koh Chivaing commune, in the northeastern corner of Battambang province.