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
Bolsón night lizard original location of surveyal. The only apparent threat to the lizard is the disturbance of the habitat in which it resides. The habitat is not particularly wide ranging in size, and is concentrated to only a fairly localised area. However, due to a lack of knowledge regarding the species, it is impossible to determine the impacts of habitat encroachment until a later interval. Bolsón night lizard The Bolsón night lizard ("Xantusia bolsonae") is a species of night lizard described by Webb in 1970. It is endemic to the state of Durango in Mexico. Not much is known about the lizard