Board Thread:General Discussions/@comment-1589955-20141122220435/@comment-1426621-20141123050828

Yeah you're right I seem the resemblance. Well Iguana and Thorny Devils are also lizards with spines on their backs including a Bearded Dragon. But since you mentioned Varan to be mutated (which he is) it safe to say that the monitor lizards or at least one individual mutated into growing a hard armor and spikes and that is why Varan looks the way he does.

Hehehee that is a funny and cool name for a Chinese Water Dragon. But I'm sad for you're loss, well from what I've read a water dragon can live up to 10-15 years so yeah maybe he was... :(