1. KOMODO DRAGON King of the Lizards By: EA

2. INTRODUCTION Name is Komodo Dragon It is in the Monitor/Ora family
It is a reptile
Scales protect dragon
Lives up to 50 years old in the wild
Only about 500 Komodo Dragons left

3. Physical Features It looks like a mini dragon Scale instead of skin
Scales are bumpy
Eyes on the side of their head
Holes on the side of their head are ears
Two small holes on the dragons snout are nostrils

4. HABITAT Komodo Island is near Indonesia Forest 22 miles long
12 miles wide
One of the biggest islands near Indonesia

5. CLIMATE and LANDFORMS 100 degrees to 110 degrees Some mountain ranges
Little rain fall
Lots of streams
It is covered in volcanoes
It has earthquakes sometimes

6. PREY AND PREDATOR It is a carnivore Sits and waits for its prey
When prey comes they pounce on it
It eats from the sizes of a hand to buffalo
They are prey of human and other dragons
Komodo Dragons have no enemies—they have no predadores

7. BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
Stick tongues out to smell
Sit in their burrow most of day which helps them stay cool
Run up to 8 mph which helps them catch their prey
When needing heat it sits in the sun
When needing to cool off it sits in the shade
Sleeps in its burrow so that it stays protected.

8. BABIES Hatch from eggs 10 to 27 eggs 18 monthes to hatch
Egg is big as baseball
Soft shell
16 inches when they hatch

9. PHYSICAL ADAPTATION Baby has spots for camouflage
Dark color soaks up sun so they don’t get overheated
The long tongue helps them smell prey
Claws help them grasp their prey
Eyes on the side of their head help them see all around

10. PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS
Small teeth helps them tear meat
No taste buds helps them eat anything even if it tastes bad
Mucus helps swallow
Special stomach helps them digest animals bigger than themselves.
Poisonous germs kill prey quickly.

11. FUN FACT Biggest lizard Protected since 1915 Sometimes eats humans
Another name is Oras
Red spit
Mouth has poisonous germs