What is Comodo Dragon?

The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world and belongs to the family of monitor lizards. Komodo is, in fact, the largest land lizard to have ever existed on the earth and can measure upto three metres long. They inhabit only the island of Komodo and the neighboring Indonesian Islands. The dragon hunts wild pigs, deer and monkeys and also scavenges on carrion. Young Komodo dragons catch insects and small mammals.