3. HABITAT: Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands
• The lizard's habitat can be anything from a tropical dry forest to a
savanna to a deciduous monsoon forest.
• The Komodo likes extreme heat.
• Komodos have dual-purpose homes: to stay warm at night and during
the day the same burrow keeps them cool.
4. NUTRITION: carnivore.
• They will eat almost anything, including carrion, deer, pigs, smaller
dragons, and even large water buffalo and humans.
• Animals that escape the jaws of a Komodo will only live briefly.
Dragon saliva teems with over 50 strains of bacteria, and within 24
hours, the stricken creature usually dies of blood poisoning.
• Their sense of smell is their primary food detector
5. RESPIRATION: lungs
REPRODUCTION:
• Komodo dragons mate between May and August and females lay
about 30 eggs each in September.
• At birth, baby dragons are only 30 centimeters long
• There is a stable population of about 3,000 to 5,000
6. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
• Reaching 3 meters in length and more than 136 kilograms, Komodo
dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth.
• Its average life span in the wild is 30 years.
• They can run up to 18 km per hour in short distances.
• They have flat heads, bowed legs and long, thick tails.
• Komodos come in a variety of colors, including blue, orange, green
and gray.
• Their skin is rough and durable, reinforced with bony plates. They
have long claws and a large and thick tail.