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It is a matter of fact worth noting that the Komodo dragon is a species of lizard. A Komodo dragon is known to inhabit in the islands of Komodo and Gili Motang in Indonesia. A member of the monitor lizard family, Komodo dragon is the main living species of lizard that is known to grow to a usual length of two meters. Komodo dragon is known to weigh around seventy kg. The unusual size of Komodo dragon is credited to island gigantism, since there are no other carnivorous animals to fill the role.

It is also a matter of fact worth mentioning that their large size is also explained by the Komodo dragon little metabolic rate. As a result of their size, these lizards are known to govern the ecosystems in which they survive. Although Komodo dragons eat more often than not carrion, they will also chase and trap prey including invertebrates, birds, and mammals.
It is to be well noted that mating begins between May and August. The eggs are laid in the month of September. About twenty eggs are deposited in abandoned megapode nests and incubated for seven to eight months, hatching in April, when insects are most plentiful. Young Komodo dragon is susceptible and therefore dwell in trees, secure from predators and cannibalistic adults. They take around three to five years to get older, and may live as long as fifty years. They are among the rare vertebrates capable of parthenogenesis, in which females may lay viable eggs if males are absent.
Komodo dragon eat by tearing large chunks of soft tissue and swallowing them whole while holding the carcass down with their forelegs. For smaller prey up to the size of a goat, their insecurely articulated jaws, flexible skull, and expandable stomach allow it to swallow its prey whole. The vegetable contents of the stomach and intestines are typically avoided.