KOMODO DRAGON

Komodo dragon, or a full-called Komodo dragon lizard (Varanus komodoensis ),is the largest lizard species in the world who live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. Komodo is by the natives Komodo island is also called by local names ora. Including family members Varanidae lizard, and Clade Toxicofera, Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world, with an average length of 2-3 m. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for body enlarge certain animals that live on a small island linked to the lack of carnivorous mammals in the island where the living Komodo dragon, and the rate of metabolism of a small Komodo dragon. Because a large body, these lizards occupy positions that dominate the top predator ecosystem where to live. Komodo discovered by Western scientists in 1910. His huge and terrible reputation makes them popular in zoos. Komodo dragon habitat in the wild have dwindled due to human activities and therefore the IUCN species include the Komodo dragon as vulnerable to extinction. This large lizard is now protected under the Indonesian government regulations and a national park, the Komodo National Park, established to protect them.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Autarchoglossa
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Species: V. komodoensis