Komodo Dragon Behavioral Adaptations. Komodo dragons have several key adaptations, including long and sharp claws, sharp teeth and strong jaws, powerful venom and the ability to run at high speeds. At the end of its feet are long sharp claws used for capturing prey.
Komodo dragons do have venom which they release via their saliva glands. In Asia one gets used to seeing small lizards sunning This reproductive adaptation may occur to allow a single female that lives in an isolated environment. The komodo dragon walks on four legs.
Colorful Komodo dragon sunning on a rock.
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar.
Komodo dragons are large monitor lizards indigenous to Indonesia. Andrew Yates/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. These adaptations may help Komodo dragons find prey over long distances, added study co-author Katherine Pollard, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science & Biotechnology.