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Abstract. We describe a unique feeding behavior of Varanus s. salvator observed within Lahugala
National Park, Sri Lanka. The lizard was observed lashing its tail quickly from side to side while
submerged in a shallow waterhole, which displaced water and fishes from the waterhole onto the
land. More than 30 fishes were expelled onto the land, of which many were subsequently consumed
by the monitor. This observation highlights the significance of isolated waterholes in the dry zone to
sustain wildlife populations during the dry season, and represents a new distribution record for V. s.
salvator in eastern Sri Lanka.
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