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Scientific Classification
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Reptilia
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Scientific Name
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Varanus komodoensis
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Size
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Up to 10 ft.
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Weight
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Up to 200 lbs.
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Special Physical Traits
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Scaled skin, long forked tongue, sharp claws
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Life Span
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30 yrs.
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Habitat
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Forests and savanna grasslands
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Diet
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Timor deer, water buffalo, wild pigs
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Social Lifestyle
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Feed in groups
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Favorite Food Source
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Timor deer
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Predators
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Humans, and other Komodo dragons
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Location
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Komodo, Gili Dasami, Gili Montang, Rinca, and Flores Island
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Conservation Status
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Vulnerable
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