北京
近日，廣東中山有市民反映在某公交站臺發現一只外形酷似圓鼻巨蜥的大型爬行動物，大概有60厘米長，途經市民紛紛駐足圍觀拍照。
A specimen of a protected Chinese water monitor was found at a bus stop in Zhongshan, South China's Guangdong province, prompting an official investigation into its origin.
現場，不少過路市民好奇地圍攏觀察、拍攝。一名市民上前觸摸后發現，該物體軀體僵硬冰冷，并非活體，眾人紛紛猜測這或許是市民遺棄的寵物。
目擊者尹先生表示自己為林學專業出身，一眼識別出該物種是國家一級保護動物圓鼻巨蜥，“剛開始以為是個干尸，很多圍觀群眾說嘴里的舌頭沒有動，然后拿傘敲了幾次也沒動，我就給自然資源局打了電話。”
The roughly 60-centimeter-long reptile attracted a crowd of curious onlookers before it was found to be lifeless.
A witness with a forestry background recognized it as a Chinese water monitor, a national first-class protected species, and alerted the local natural resources bureau.
中山市自然資源局森防科工作人員抵達現場后開展勘驗，副科長邱海軍表示這是五爪金龍的標本，“沒有任何標識。正常來說，它應該會有標識卡或者編號。目前該標本暫時放置在局里的救護中心，正在查詢其來源，后續將移交到上級主管部門。”
Officials confirmed the animal was a taxidermy specimen. They said it lacked the identification tag or registration number normally required for such specimens.
The specimen has been placed at a wildlife rescue center while authorities investigate its origin before transferring it to the relevant higher-level authorities.
據了解，圓鼻巨蜥俗稱水巨蜥、五爪金龍，是我國原生分布最廣的大型巨蜥，多棲息于華南水域周邊，屬國家一級重點保護野生動物。根據《中華人民共和國野生動物保護法》相關規定，私自捕捉、傷害、非法飼養野生圓鼻巨蜥均屬違法行為。
The Chinese water monitor is a national first-class protected wild animal in China. Under China's Wildlife Protection Law, illegally capturing, harming or keeping the species is prohibited.
來源：廣州日報綜合中山日報、DV現場
跟著China Daily
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