Komodo (island) 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, which is named after the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390 square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations. Komodo is part of
Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard ("Uma inornata") is a species of phrynosomatid lizard. It is endemic to California. It is listed as an endangered species in California, a threatened species in the United States, and the IUCN classifies it as endangered. The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard is restricted to habitats with fine, windblown sand deposits in the sandy plains of the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California. Since the 1970s, estimates of this species' habitat has decreased by about 75% due to human activities. The species is well adapted to its desert habitat. It has a wedged-shaped