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Classification
Reptile
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
30–50 years
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Weight
25–70 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a reptile indigenous to Indonesia. It inhabits tropical savanna and monsoon forests on komodo, rinca, flores, and gili motang islands.
Habitat
🌿 tropical savanna and monsoon forests on komodo🌿 rinca🌿 flores🌿 and gili motang islands
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Varanidae
Genus
Varanus
Fun Facts
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Can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) long, making it the world's largest living lizard
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They have venomous bites with anticoagulant compounds that prevent blood clotting
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Listed as Endangered by IUCN with approximately 3,000 adults remaining in the wild
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In Indonesian folklore, Komodo dragons are believed to be the reincarnation of ancient ancestors
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They can eat up to 80% of their own body weight in a single meal and then not eat for weeks