The Komodo Dragon_ The Largest Lizard on the Planet

Komodo is an island of mystery almost mythical because of its famous residents. The Komodo Dragons are the largest lizard on the planet.
They can grow three meters long and the average adult weighs around 75 kilograms over 356 pounds.
The Komodo Dragon is perfectly adapted to its environtment and can live to the age of 50. Its one of the rare vertebrates that can reproduce by parthenogenesis females are able to lay viable eggs without male fertilization.
The species is endemic to Indonesia and is found mainly on Komodo Rinca and Flores Islands.