Largest living lizard ( Varanus komodoensis ), a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae.
They live on Komodo Island and a few neighbouring islands in Indonesia. Driven almost to extinction, they are now protected. Komodos grow to 10 ft (3 m) long, weigh up to 300 lb (135 kg), and may live up to 100 years. They dig a burrow as deep as 30 ft (9 m). Carrion is their main diet, but adults may eat smaller Komodos. They can run swiftly and occasionally attack and kill humans.
Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ).
James A. Kern