komodo

Komodo

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 the native 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 meraksasanya 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 of his body, this lizard predators occupy the top positions are dominated ecosystems place 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. In the wild, adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 pounds, but Komodo dragon kept in captivity often have a body weight greater. The biggest wild specimens have long been of 3:13 meters and weighing about 166 pounds, including the weight of undigested food in his stomach. Although Komodo dragon lizard was recorded as the largest still living, but not the longest. This reputation is held by the Papua monitor lizard (Varanus salvadorii). Komodo has the same tail length of the body, and about 60 pieces of jagged sharp teeth along the approximately 2.5 cm, which is often replaced. Komodo dragon saliva is often mixed with a bit of blood because her teeth almost entirely covered with gingival tissue and this tissue torn during the meal. This condition creates an ideal environment for the growth of deadly bacteria that live in their mouths. Komodo has a long tongue, yellow, and branching. Male Komodo komodo larger than females, with skin color from dark gray.