Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis
The Komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard, endemic to a few Indonesian islands. Once thought to rely on bacteria-laden bites, they are now known to deliver venom through glands in their lower jaw.
- Mass (typical / record)
- 135 kg
- Top speed
- 19 km/h
- Body length
- 2.5 m
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Habitats
- tropical-forest, savannah, island
IUCN: EN (Endangered)
Inspired legends of dragons in Indonesian folklore. Only discovered by Western science in 1910. Their extreme isolation on a handful of islands makes them a flagship species for island conservation.