Invasive toads are close to but absent from Komodo National Park by Kennedi Umar F, Kusrini Mirza D, Ariefiandy Achmad, Mardiastuti Ani

“…The islands of Komodo National Park in the Wallacea region are the habitats of Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). Although the Wallacea islands have lower species richness compared to the other large islands in Indonesia, they are rich in endemics, and the occurrence of invasive species would therefore threatened the ecological, economic and social balance of the regions. …”
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LIZARDS OF THE WORLD / by Mattison, Christopher, author 640606

“…The first seven chapters cover the origins, form, function and color, environment, feeding, defense, reproduction, movement, and distribution of lizards -- from tiny tropical geckos to the huge Komodo dragon. The author also discusses lizards in captivity and their relationship to humans and describes the entire range of the lizard families. …”

The Potential of Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara Province by Andi Oktami Dewi Artha, Muhammad Ibrahim, Apriliyanus Rakhmadi Pratama

“…Referred as one of Wonders of world not only because of the presence of the ancient Komodo dragon but also supported by its beautiful underwater scenery. …”
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Facultative parthenogenesis validated by DNA analyses in the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). by Hiroki Shibata, Shuichi Sakata, Yuzo Hirano, Eiji Nitasaka, Ai Sakabe

“…However, facultative parthenogenesis occurs in some Squamata, such as Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and Burmese python (Python bivittatus). …”
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Evaluating Environmental Enrichment Methods in Three Zoo-Housed <i>Varanidae</i> Lizard Species by James O. Waterman, Rachel McNally, Daniel Harrold, Matthew Cook, Gerardo Garcia, Andrea L. Fidgett, Lisa Holmes

“…In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of food- and scent-based enrichment for three varanid species (Komodo dragon, emerald tree monitor lizard and crocodile monitor). …”
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Out of Africa & into the Sunshine State : tracking an exotic invader by Weeks, Erin Maureen

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Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse by Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M. Paciulli, Ashley R. Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C. Leonard

“…Novel behaviors characterized by an increase in otherwise nearly sedentary activity were observed only in the reptiles, the Galapagos tortoise (<i>Chelonoidis nigra</i>) and the Komodo dragon (<i>Varanus komodoensis</i>). While the anthropogenic influences on animal behaviors—particularly those relating to anxiety—cannot be discounted, these observations provide novel insight into the observed responses of a diverse vertebrate sample during a unique meteorological stimulus, insights that supplement the rare observations of behavior during this phenomenon for contextualizing future studies.…”
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Drug discovery efforts at George Mason University by Ali Andalibi, Remi Veneziano, Mikell Paige, Michael Buschmann, Amanda Haymond, Virginia Espina, Alessandra Luchini, Lance Liotta, Barney Bishop, Monique Van Hoek

“…DRGN-1, is a synthetic peptide based on a histone H1-derived peptide that they had identified from Komodo Dragon plasma. DRGN-1 was shown to disrupt bacterial biofilms and promote wound healing in an animal model. …”
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Vegetasi Habitat Komodo dalam Bentang Alam Riung dan Pulau Ontoloe di Nusa Tenggara Timur by Willem Amu Blegur, Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan, Su Ritohardoyo

“…On Small Island, there were threats with high density per 4 ha ie Sapling L. glauca 179 individuals, A. lebbeck 353 individuals and L. camara bushes 169 individuals. ἀis proves that small-scale savage forest savings keep the availability of savannas on the Big Island, so that the Komodo dragon will be protected.…”
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Improved Adaptive Komodo Mlipir Algorithm by Qixuan Liu, Xiaoyi Zhang

“…Among them, IKMA-1 adaptively controls the parthenogenesis radius of female Komodo dragons to achieve more efficient conversion of global search and local search. …”
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Fundamental situations in teaching biology: The case of parthenogenesis by Robert Evans, Carl Winsløw

“…Then a new fundamental situation in biology is described for parthenogenetic reproduction, which has recently turned out to occur in Komodo dragons. An explicit demand to generate and test hypotheses that could explain the given example of dragon reproduction, using authentic DNA data, is given to students. …”
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Evidence of Egg Diversity in Squamate Evolution from Cretaceous Anguimorph Embryos. by Vincent Fernandez, Eric Buffetaut, Varavudh Suteethorn, Jean-Claude Rage, Paul Tafforeau, Martin Kundrát

“…We report here the first attested fossil eggs of lizards from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand, combining hard eggshells with exquisitely preserved embryos of anguimoph (e.g. Komodo dragons, mosasaurs). These fossils shed light on an apparently rare reproduction strategy of squamates, demonstrate that the evolution of rigid-shelled eggs are not an exclusive specialization of geckoes, and suggest a high plasticity in the reproductive organs mineralizing eggshells.…”
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Dragons et lagons en Indonésie : tourisme et patrimoine sur l’île de Komodo by Franck Michel

“…In reality, the giant Komodo dragons are the last witnesses of prehistory but huge lizards, impressive, photogenic and sometimes dangerous.An ideal place to indulge in a singular form of adventure tourism, although it is now more mass than niche. …”
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Sailing to Komodo: Contradictions of Tourism and Development in Eastern Indonesia by Maribeth Erb

“…This is not surprising, given the increasing renown of the Komodo National Park, just west of the island of Flores, where the world famous Komodo dragons reside. However, how exactly tourism is supposed to raise the standard of living and aid in development in NTT province is often unclear. …”
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More bones of Leptoptilos robustus from Flores reveal new insights into giant marabou stork paleobiology and biogeography by Hanneke J. M. Meijer, Thomas Sutikna, E. Wahyu Saptomo, Matthew W. Tocheri

“…Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) has yielded remains of a faunal community that included small-bodied and small-brained hominins, dwarf proboscideans, Komodo dragons, vultures and giant marabou storks (Leptoptilos robustus). …”
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Late Pleistocene songbirds of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia); the first fossil passerine fauna described from Wallacea by Hanneke J.M. Meijer, Rokus Awe Due, Thomas Sutikna, Wahyu Saptomo, Jatmiko, Sri Wasisto, Matthew W. Tocheri, Gerald Mayr

“…Corvus cf. macrorhynchos, found in the Homo floresiensis-bearing layers, was likely part of a scavenging guild that fed on carcasses of Stegodon florensis insularis alongside vultures (Trigonoceps sp.), giant storks (Leptoptilos robustus), komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), and probably H. floresiensis as well.…”
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The <i>Stegodon</i> Bonebed of the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site Mata Menge (Flores, Indonesia): Taphonomic Agents in Site Formation by Meagan J. Powley, Indra Sutisna, Katarina M. Mikac, Unggul Prasetyo Wibowo, Gerrit D. van den Bergh

“…The Middle Pleistocene fluvial channel site of the Upper Fossil-bearing Interval at Mata Menge in the So’a Basin, Flores, Indonesia, has yielded the earliest fossil evidence for <i>Homo floresiensis</i> in association with stone artefacts and fossils of highly endemic insular fauna, including <i>Stegodon</i>, giant rats, crocodiles, Komodo dragons, and various birds. A preliminary taphonomic review of the fossil material here aimed to provide additional context for the hominin remains in this bonebed. …”
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