Komodo
Dragon, I think it’s an unknown name for many of you out there. And those who
have heard about it may not have all the information regarding this animal.
This animal is a type of lizard and is popularly known as Komodo dragon and
Komodo monitor. This is a large species of lizard which is a habitat of
Indonesian islands such as Komodo, , Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar.
This species of lizard length around 10 ft that
is 3 m, and can weigh around 150 pound that is 70 kg. This animal belongs to
the order of Squamata, reptilian class and Varanus genus. This animal can
survive for almost 30 years and takes 8 – 9 years to get matured. There is one
amazing name related to this animal and that is buaya darat which means land
crocodile.
According to a report of Guinness Book of World Records, it is found that a male komodo can weigh almost 174 to 201 lb (79 to 91 kg) and a female komodo can weigh almost 150 to 161 lb (68 to 73 kg). When it comes to length of this land crocodile the male can be of 8.5 ft and a female can be of 7.5 ft.
Basic Information about Komodo Dragon:
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| Angry Komodo Dragon |
According to a report of Guinness Book of World Records, it is found that a male komodo can weigh almost 174 to 201 lb (79 to 91 kg) and a female komodo can weigh almost 150 to 161 lb (68 to 73 kg). When it comes to length of this land crocodile the male can be of 8.5 ft and a female can be of 7.5 ft.
Basic Information about Komodo Dragon:
Name
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Komodo Dragon
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Length
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7ft to 10 ft
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Weight
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70 kg to 91 kg
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Area
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Indonesia
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Life Span
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25 to 30 years
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Class
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Reptilia
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Family
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Varanidae
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Genus
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Varanus
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Species
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V.komodoensis
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Status
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Endangered
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The origin of Komodo
was started from Asia around 40 million years ago but later on the Varanus
genus migrated to Australia. And with the passage of time this species of
lizard migrated from Australia also and now it is found in Indonesia. The
present Komodo dragon is very much different than its ancestors of 4 million years ago and that is in terms of
structure.
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| Komodo Dragon |
The largest Komodo dragon which was found 166 kg
in weight was of 10.3 ft in length.
The most amazing fact of this animal is its
hearing power which is 400 – 200 hertz range whereas we the humans have this
range of about 20 and 20,000 hertz.
Like all other species of lizards this lizard is
very venomous and its bit effects on humans. The effect of its bit causes
localized disruption of blood clotting, rapid swelling and shooting pain. This
post must be the first one for many of you but some of you must have been aware
of this animal before reading this post.
This kind of post will make people aware about
many unknown species of animals in earth. You can also become a helping hand in
making people aware about these animals. Stop thinking much and try to spread
the information you have with you about animals.
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