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Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

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Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Varanidae

Genus: Varanus

Subgenus: Varanus

Species: V. komodoensis

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The komodo dragon is a 150Ib, 8.5ft reptile. It has serrated teeth that can grow up to an inch and it can see things almost 1000ft away.

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carnivorous diet, while they tend to eat carrion, they are fierce and can kill a pig in seconds.

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Although theyre only found on a tiny island in Indonesia, they prefer the forest or dry, savvanah regions

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They can lay up to 20 eggs at a time, which are incubated for 7-8 months.

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they take 8-9 years to mature and live up to 30.

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the organisms that are the most related to these are the Australian monitor lizards and the crocodile monitor of New Guinea.

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they can only hear 400-2000 hz

they can smell carrion from up to 6 miles away

they dig holes almost 10 feet wide to sleep in