Varanus komodoensis
Komodo dragon
DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia (for detailed distribution data, see, see Auliya & Koch 2020)
RED LIST STATUS: Endangered (EN) in 2019
CITES: Appendix I
NATIONAL PROTECTION: Nationally protected according to the Regulation of the Minister of Environment & Forestry of the Republic Indonesia, http://ksdae.menlhk.go.id/assets/news/peraturan/P.20_Jenis_TSL_.pdf
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© Pauli Hien
Adult wild Varanus komodoensis, Rinca Isl. © Pauli Hien
Juvenile wild Varanus komodoensis, Rinca Isl. © Pauli Hien
Adult wild Varanus komodoensis, Flores Isl. © Pauli Hien