Komodo Dragon Pictures

Komodo Dragon Pictures
Komodo Dragon Pictures
Komodo Dragon Pictures

Komodo Dragon Pictures
Komodo Dragon Pictures

Komodo dragons are known by the scientific name Varanus komodoensis is the world's largest lizard species that live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. By local people, dragons are often called Ora.

Komodo Dragon Pictures
Komodo Dragon Pictures

Including family members Varanidae lizards, and klad Toxicofera, dragons are the largest lizards in the world, with an average length of 2-3 m. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for big body certain animals that live on a small island linked to the absence of carnivorous mammals in the island where dragons live, and the rate of metabolism of small dragons. Because of the size, these lizards occupy the position of a top predator that dominate the ecosystems they live.

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