Komodo (island) smaller surrounding islands, as well as part of western Flores. Javan deer also inhabit the island, though they are not native. Other fauna include water buffalo, banded pigs, civets, cockatoo and macaques. Komodo contains a beach with "pink" sand, one of only seven in the world. The sand appears pink because it is a mixture of white sand combined with red sand, formed from pieces of Foraminifera. Komodo (island) Komodo () is one of the 17,508 islands that comprise the Republic of Indonesia. The island is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth,
California rock lizard ravens, and roadrunners. The genus "Petrosaurus" contains three species. California rock lizard The California rock lizards are a genus (Petrosaurus) of New World lizards in the family Phrynosomatidae. They are endemic to southern California and Baja California, Mexico. This type of lizard lives almost exclusively on rock outcrops, boulder piles, and canyon walls, where it shelters under rocks. The habitat is arid and semiarid foothills and canyons along the western margin of the Colorado Desert. The courtship begins shortly after emergence in early spring. The eggs are laid around June and July. The few predators that could pursue this lizard