Though considered common throughout the majority of its range in Southeast Asia, thewater monitor lizard, Varanus salvator has been subjected to hunting pressures in response to globaldemand for leather products made from lizard skin. Previous research has indicated that V. salvatorhas an extremely broad diet and will scavenge food leftovers from residents and tourists in additionto seeking out live prey. Such indiscriminate eating habits and potential tolerance of close humaninhabitation may be one key to the maintenance of population levels as V. salvator are increasinglyforced to adapt to living in close proximity to humans.