komodo dragon (varanus komodoensis) resting on a wooden log in a zoo : (pix sanjiv shukla)

komodo dragon varanus komodoensis monitor lizard reptile family varanidae varanids endemic indonesian islands rinca flores gili motang largest apex predator ecosystem hunt ambush prey carrion attack egg cannibal cannibalism fearsome reputation wild climate change endangered national park long tail serrated teeth saliva blood-tinged gingival tissue yellow forked tongue skin armored armoured scales bones chain-mail osteoderms pineal eye light-sensing organ head hide night vision jacobson's gland