#1832 · 🦎 reptiles

Komodo Dragon

🇳🇱 Komodovaraan ·Varanus komodoensis

ENendangered 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © M. Ewell Young · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Bernard T Wahyu Wiryanta · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © msr · CC BY-NC 4.0
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6. © Midori · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. © Manuel Ruedi · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ), also known as the Komodo monitor , is a species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. A member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae, it is the largest extant species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 70 kilograms (150 lb).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,841iNaturalist observations
weight 70 kgadult, up to
length 1.5 madult, up to
lifespan 30 yrmaximum recorded
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,841 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 70 kg.
About 150 cm long.
Can live up to 30 years.
Scientifically named by Peter Ouwens in 1912 (114 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.