Worlds Largest Komodo Dragon. The animals are properly known as Komodo lizards or Komodo monitors. Komodo dragons, or Komodo monitors, are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world — and one of the few with a venomous bite.
The Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, is the largest lizard endemic to five islands in southeast Indonesia. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a lizard species that is found on the islands (particularly the Komodo Island) in central The komodo dragon is a member of the monitor lizard family and is the largest living species of lizard. Portrait of Komodo dragon lying in grass on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
These imposing reptiles sport a venom-laden mouth, a set of sharp teeth, and a keen sense of smell.
The name comes from rumors that a dragon-like creature lived on the Indonesian island of Komodo.
Komodo dragons are only present on five Indonesian islands, and in no other country in the world. The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world. Komodo dragons are large monitor lizards indigenous to Indonesia.