Komodo dragon  (Varanus komodoensis)

Facts

Also known as:Komodo monitor and Ora
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Varanidae
Genus Varanus (1)
Size Males: up to 90 kg (2)
Females: less than 50 kg (2)
Female length: less than 2 m (2)
Male length: up to 2 m (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).