Water Monitor <Varanus salvator> predation on a Hog Deer <Axis porcinus> fawn at Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

On the evening of 5th April 2023, a team of wildlife photographers and researchers witnessed an event of Asian water monitor Varanus salvator, (Laurenti, 1768) praying on a hog deer (Axis porcinus) fawn which has never been reported earlier. Monitor lizards is a predator with wide range of food guild including fishes, crabs, turtles amphibians, reptiles, fishes, birds and small mammals. Incidence of praying on a hog deer fawn is an important observation and worth documentation.