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2. Komodo dragon - Wikipedia

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   Komodo dragon feeding on a carcass, San Diego Zoo (video clip) Komodo dragons have long been sought-after zoo attractions, where their size and reputation make them popular exhibits. They are, however, rare in zoos because they are susceptible to infection and parasitic disease if captured from the wild, and do not readily reproduce in ...

3. List of largest reptiles - Wikipedia

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   The Komodo dragon is the largest living species of lizard in the world. The largest of the monitor lizards (and the largest extant lizard in genera) is the Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ), endemic to the island of its name, at a maximum size of 3.13 m (10.3 ft) long and 166 kg (366 lb), although this is currently the only record that ...

4. List of largest extant lizards - Wikipedia

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   Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) The Komodo dragon is the largest extant lizard with a maximum known mass of more 80 kg (176.3 lb), also perhaps the heaviest squamate. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest living lizard in the world, with an average mass in 70 kg (150 lb) and 25 kg (55 lb) for males and females respectively ...

5. Varanus (Varanus) - Wikipedia

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   This maximum size is surpassed by large snakes like the green anaconda (up to 97.5 kg (215 lb) in the wild [9]) and the reticulated python (up to 150 kg (330 lb) in captivity [10]), but considering that these exceptionally large specimens are reported at a much lower frequency, it is still arguable that the Komodo dragon is the largest extant ...

6. Why do giant sea dragons keep being found inland? - AOL

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   Some 140 to 200 million years ago, the whole area would have been largely a shallow sea, with islands to support reptiles on land and in the air as well as marine life.

7. Komodo Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The Komodo Biosphere Reserve and National Park is situated between Flores and Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is renowned for its population of about 5,000 giant lizards, called 'Komodo dragons' (Varanus komodoensis). They exist nowhere else in the world and are of significant interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution. [1]

8. Monitor lizard - Wikipedia

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   The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species such as Varanus sparnus, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached lengths of more than 7 m (23 ft).

9. Varanidae - Wikipedia

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   Varanus includes the Komodo dragon (the largest living lizard), crocodile monitor, savannah monitor, the goannas of Australia and Southeast Asia, and various other species with a similarly distinctive appearance.