Komodo dragons
Indonesia's largest reptiles
Komodo dragons are the largest living lizards, native to a few Indonesian islands including Komodo.
These monitor lizards can exceed three meters in length and weigh over seventy kilograms.
They hunt deer, pigs, and water buffalo, using powerful jaws and bacteria-laden saliva that causes prey to weaken from infection.
We saw Komodo dragons at the zoo.
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
Gila monster · predator · endangered · solitary · species · living fossil · animal · venom glands · bacterial infection · hunting · forked tongue · parthenogenesis · cold-blooded · scavenger · mythological creature · national parks · volcanic islands · ecotourism
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- IndonesiaIndonesia, Java, Sumatra, Indonesian, Borneo
- Island LandmarksDiamond Head, Waikiki Beach, Blue Grotto, Easter Island heads, Ellis Island
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
habitat range
Komodo dragonshouse sparrows
Small birds near buildings
rats · cockroaches · pigeons · feral cats · crows