Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)

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Like my above post shows, there are several "records" from Komodo dragons, but it seems that none of them is reliable, at least, in the wild. Even the largest male recorded in that study is not reliable entirely, as part of the tail was missing, so he could be longer.

However, I found this document (attached file) that provide not only some average figures, but also, what I think is the largest "actually measured" Komodo male dragon, in the wild and by scientists, check this out:

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As we can see, it was about 10 feet (304 cm) in total length and it seems that it don't included stomach content in its body weight.

There are several average measurements in the document, but sadly, this serve only as comparison between the populations, but can't be used in other form, as they mixed the males with the females in an overall average.

Well, enjoy the reading. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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