General Information
Latin name: Varanus Komodoensis
Common name: Komodo Dragon
Average life span: 30-60 years
Average weight: Female 250 lb, Male 150 lb Average length: Female 10ft, Male 8ft
Country: Indonesia, Komodo Island and other surounding islands
Number left in the wild: 2,500-5,000
Fossil Record: Last survivor of a dinosaur that lived in Asia 130 million years ago
Gestation information: Komodo Dragons lay 15-30 eggs once a year in August. About 8 months later, in the following April, the eggs hatch.
Komodo Dragons can survive one and a half months without water. Their body temperature stays the same day and night.
Bibliography
Sis, Peter. Komodo!. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1993
Martin, James. Komodo Dragons. Minneapolis: Capstone Press, 1995
Martin, Louis. Komodo Dragons. Vero Beach: Rouke Enterprises, Inc, 1989
Wildlife of the World. 6th edition. Marsall Cavendish Corporation, 1994
The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book,1988