A brightly coloured striped juvenile Harlequin monitor (Varanus dumerilii) claws on a Kerriodoxa elegans trunk, when it becomes adult the colouration will fade as it grows larger and older as seen during resting in mud during the day in above left photo. (R1170 @Suwit Punnadee; R1175 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr)
A juvenile Clouded monitor (Varanus bengalensis) looking up from the Jam (Muntingia calabura) bole, and adult looking down from Bay Wood (Swietenia macrophylla) trunk at Bang Pae sub-station. These monitors are the most often seen in this forest. (R1180, R1185 @Suwit Punnadee)
An adult Water monitor (Varanus salvator) turns back to us before fleeing, basks in the sun on the forest floor, and a juvenile which colouration is sharp but will fade as it grows larger and older - confronting us before fleeing. Usually scavenges for food alone at day and also hunts its prey such as birds, frogs, turtles, lizards etc. Often seen in surrounding area, not in deep forest. (R1190, R1195 @Suwit Punnadee)
A Rough-neck monitor (Varanus rudicollis) patrols its terrestrial habitat, can occasionally be found only in deep forest. (R1200, R1205 @Suwit Punnadee)
Family Geoemydidae
Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa), a rare species always found along a stream. With growth the spikes become indistinct as shown in above left photo, while the young have long sharp spikes as in above right photo. (R1210 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr; R1215 @Suwit Punnadee)
An adult Asian giant terrapin (Heosemys grandis) feeds mainly on mushrooms, one of endangered reptile species that can be seen. (R1220, R1225 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr)
Family Testudinidae
An adult Elongate tortoise (Indotestudo elongata), another endangered reptile species, during its sun bask, and another feeding on Tylopilus sp mushroom. They are extremely slow and retreat into their shells when danger threatens, so are easy prey for man. (R1230, R1235 @Suwit Punnadee)
Family Trionychidae
A Malayan soft-shelled turtle (Dogania subplana) often hides in sand under the water during the day, but sometimes can be seen when they claw up, to move to another stream nearby or to sit on the rocks for sun basking. (R1240 @Phamon Sumphanthamitr; R1245 @Suwit Punnadee)
