An Observational Note on Mating Behavior and Male-Male Combat of the Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) in the National Botanical Garden, Dhaka

Abstract. A single observation of courtship, mating, and ritualized combat behavior is reported for
Varanus bengalensis in Bangladesh. Some peculiar behaviors such as basking between copulations
and post-mating combat behavior are also described.