Largest organisms found to have measured in length. The Komodo dragon ("Varanus komodoensis"), also known as the "Komodo monitor", is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, Nusa kode and Padar. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases and weighing up to approximately . The following is a list of the heaviest living reptile species ranked by average weight, which is dominated by the crocodilians. Unlike mammals, birds, or fish, the mass of large reptiles
Sutil Island Sutil Island Sutil Island, formerly known as Gull Island, is a 13-acre rocky islet in the Channel Islands National Park. It is named after a ship of the Galiano expedition of 1792. It is located 0.4 miles southwest of Santa Barbara Island. It is 300 feet high. The island is an important wildlife habitat, particularly for seabirds. It is an important nesting site for Brandt's cormorant and the endangered Guadalupe murrelet, and is the only breeding site on the pacific coast of the US for the black storm petrel. It is also home to the island night lizard, which is