Komodo also set as the province of East Nusa Tenggara.
Komodo in Latin called Varanus komodoensis. By ordinary local people called Ora. Some other names such as Komodo dragons Komodo, Komodo Dragon, Komodo Island Monitor, and the Komodo Monitor.
Habitat dragons are only found on a few islands in East Nusa included in the Komodo region also gained appreciation in the international
The characteristics and behavior of Komodo.
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) became the world's largest reptile that has a body length of 3 meters and weighs 70 kg. Wild specimens were found to have the greatest length of 3:13 meters and weigh 166 pounds (including the weight of the undigested food in the stomach). Although for the species that live dragons in captivity are able to have a greater weight.
Komodo has a tail of the same length with the body, and about 60 pieces of sharp serrated teeth along each about 2.5 cm, which is often changed. In his teeth the gingival tissues are often torn when eating.
Long dragon tongue, yellow and forked. Male Komodo dragons are larger than females, with the skin color from dark gray to brick red. Meanwhile, a female Komodo dragon skin green olives, and has a small piece of yellow on the throat. Young Komodo dragons more colorful, with yellow, green and white on a black background.
Komodo does not have the sense of hearing, despite having the ear hole. Komodo is able to see as far as 300 m, but less well seen in the darkness of night.
Habitat and Distribution.
Komodo or Ora (Varanus komodoensis) naturally present on the island of Komodo, Flores and Rinca, Gili Mota, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. The islands included in the Komodo National Park
Komodo dragons live in dry open grassland, savanna, and tropical forest at low altitudes, the largest lizard is like a hot and dry. For shelter, dragons dig holes 1-3 meters wide
Komodo dragons is a species vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN Redlist so categorized in the conservation status of Vulnerable (Vurnerable). CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has established that the trade dragons, skin, and other products from these animals is illegal.
Approximately 4000-5000 dragons tail is expected to remain alive in the wild. These populations are limited spread in the islands of Rinca (1,300), Gili Mota (100), Gili Dasami (100), Komodo (1,700), and Flores (perhaps maybe 2,000, however, there was concern about population as estimated from they only live a productive 350 females and breeding.
Starting from these concerns, in 1980 the Government of Indonesia has set the establishment of Komodo dragons to protect populations and their ecosystems in several islands including Komodo, Rinca, and Padar. Later also set Preserve Wae Wuul and Wolo Tado on Flores Island to help preserve dragons.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
| Family: | Varanidae |
| Genus | Varanus |
| Species: | V. komodoensis |
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