Komodo Dragons

Komodo Dragons have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their reptile ancestors.The giant marine reptile species that lived some 60 million years ago until the end of the age of the dinosaurs. The name Varanus Komodoensis was first given to this dragon reptile by Dutch scientist Peter A Ouwens in 1912. This A large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. An adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 kg (150 lb), although captive specimens often weigh more.The Komodo dragon has a tail as long as its body, as well as about 60 frequently replaced, serrated teeth that can measure up to 2.5 cm or1 in in length. Matting happens between May and August. During this period, males fight over females and territory by grappling with one another upon their hind legs, with the loser eventually being pinned to the ground.
In the past researchers suggested that the komodo dragon had evolved from a smaller ancestor isolated
Reaching the Indonesian island of Flores 900,000 years ago. Comparisons between fossils and living Komodo dragons on Flores show that the lizard's body size has remained relatively the same since then. Three fossil specimens from Timor represent a new, as yet unnamed species of giant monitor lizard, which was larger than the Komodo dragon, although smaller than Megalania.
Komodo Dragons have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their reptile ancestors. An adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 kg (150 lb), although captive specimens often weigh more.In the past researchers suggested that the komodo dragon had evolved from a smaller ancestor isolated in one of the islands of indonesia.Researchers have said the ancestor of the Komodo dragon most likely evolved in Australia and spread westward. Reaching the Indonesian island of Flores 900,000 years