The Komodo dragon is a very large lizard. It is ferocious in nature. Some adults will even eat the larvae of the same kind or other adults, but this kind of creature is on the verge of extinction. Introduce the knowledge of Komodo dragons!

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Komodo dragon

【 Foreign name] komodo dragon

[alias] Komodo dragon, magic dragon

[Latin scientific name] Varanus komodoensis (Ouwens, 1912)

[world] Animalia

【phylum】Chordates

【Subfamily】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【 Subclass: Biporia

[Order] Squamata

[Suborder] Lizardia

[Family] Monitor lizard

【Genus】Montosaurus

【Species】Komodo dragons

【Distribution area】Indonesia islands, Gambia, South Africa

【Named and Time: Ouwens, 1912

Second, appearance characteristics

Komodo dragons are very large among lizards, and their average body length is 2-3 meters, with an average weight of 79-91 kg for males and 68-73 kg for females. Their tails are almost as long as their bodies, their limbs are the thickness of an adult arm, and their heads are about the size of a volleyball. Young Komodo dragons have green, yellow and black skin color, while adults are dark brown.

III. Living habits

Komodo dragons like hot and dry places, they usually inhabit dry, They are very active during the day in open grasslands, savannas, and low-elevation tropical forests. Komodo dragons are usually used to be alone, and only gather together when breeding and feeding. They can run fast at speeds of up to 20 km/h and dive to a depth of 4.5 meters.

IV. Protection level and status

1. status

Humans once hunted the Komodo dragon for its hard and thick skin, or took it to the zoo for exhibition, which left no more than 3,000 Komodo dragons, the largest in the world. One of the very precious animals.

2, protection level

The Komodo dragon has been listed as an endangered species in 2012 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).

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