Wikipedia: History of Komodo dragon

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Varanus komodoensis

Largest lizard in the world, growing to a lenght of 3 metres and weighing as much as 80 kg. It is a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae. They are carnivores and do hunt live prey, with a stealthy approach followed by a sudden short charge (they can run briefly at speeds up to 20 km/h). They have a strong bite augmented by some 50 different bacterial strains in their saliva.

The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world, growing to a length of 3 metres and weighing as much as 80 kg.
It is a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae?.
They are carnivores and hunt live prey, with a stealthy approach followed by a sudden short charge (they can run briefly at speeds up to 20 km/h).
They have a strong bite augmented by some 50 different bacterial strains in their saliva.

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There are around 6000 Komodos, restricted to a few small islands in Indonesia, including the islands of Komodo (1700), Rinca (1300), Gili Motang (100) and Flores (maybe 2000).

There are around 6000 Komodos, restricted to a few small islands in Indonesia, including the islands of Komodo? (1700), Rinca? (1300), [Gili Motang]? (100) and Flores (maybe 2000).

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The Komodo was first reported by a European in 1910. The creatures were introduced to the rest of the world in a 1912 paper by Peter Ouwens, the director of the Zoological Museum at Bogor, Java.

The Komodo was first reported by a European in 1910. The creatures were introduced to the rest of the world in a 1912 paper by Peter Ouwens, the director of the Zoological Museum at Bogor?, Java.

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