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For a lizard species known for its massive size, the five hatchlings are endearingly small.
The Komodo dragon is also sometimes known as the Komodo monitor or the Komodo Island monitor in scientific literature, [14] although these names are uncommon. To the natives of Komodo Island , it is referred to as ora , buaya darat ('land crocodile'), or biawak raksasa ('giant monitor').
There are fewer than 1,400 adults left in the wild, wildlife officials say.
A young Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, produced through parthenogenesis. Komodo dragons can produce offspring both through sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly from an egg without need for fertilization.
The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species such as Varanus sparnus, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached lengths of more than 7 m (23 ft).
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