The Komodo Dragon

"Still Alive...Fighting Extinction"
Photo by Genellie Erap

Common Name: Komodo Dragon

Scientific Name: Varanus komodoensis

Pictures Taken at Taman Mini Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia in October 2012.

     This Komodo dragon is one of the few remaining Komodo dragons.It is feed and taken care of by the crew of Taman Mini Indonesia.

"Bes, ang laki ng tiyan ko..."
Photo by Genellie Erap

About Komodo Dragons

      Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), the largest lizards in the world are found on the Indonesian island of Komodo. They are also found on the neighbouring islands of Rinca and Flores.

     Komodo dragons are extremely vulnerable to extinction due to human activity. Numbers have been reduced to a mere fraction of what they were - through habitat loos, loss of prey species, and hunting. They are listed as 'vulberable' in the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List of Threatened Species.

Sources:

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/komodo_dragon.cfm

Pictures and description by Genellie Erap