Komodo dragon
species of reptile
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Summary
Komodo dragon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.011% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,989 views/month, #22 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Nusa Tenggara[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- Named after: Komodo Island[5]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[6]
- Parent taxon: Varanus[7]
- Endemic to: Indonesia[8]
- Taxon name: Varanus komodoensis[9]
- Commons category: Varanus komodoensis[10]
- Color: dark green[11], grey[12], black[13]
- Start time: -3800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Varanus komodoensis[15]
- Commons gallery: Varanus komodoensis[16]
- Main food source: carrion[17]
- Short name: V. komodoensis[18]
- Taxon common name: Komodo dragon[19], Varano de Komodo[20], Dragon des Komodos[21], Varan de Komodo[22], Komodo Monitor[23], Ora[24], Dragon de Komodo[25], تنين كومودو[26], dragão-de-komodo[27], crocodilo-da-terra[28], تنين الكمودو[29], العظاية التنين[30], ورل كومودو[31], Komodowaran[32]
- Length: 1.5 m[33]
- Speed: 20 kilometre per hour[34]
- Mass: 70 kg[35]
- Life expectancy: 30 years[36]
- Has part(s) of the class: tooth[37]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/01695060-n[38]
- Minimum frequency of audible sound: 400 hertz[39]
- Maximum frequency of audible sound: 2000 hertz[40]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[41]
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Identifiers
Komodo dragon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39449[42]. Komodo dragon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61221[43]. Komodo dragon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 790179[44]. Komodo dragon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2470854[45]. Komodo dragon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202168[46].
Why It Matters
Komodo dragon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]