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
Greek rock lizard will in some cases spit acid at other animals that annoy it. The chief threats faced by the Greek rock lizard are fires and the planting of "Eucalyptus" trees in place of the natural vegetation of the region. Although the lizard is quite common in places, its total area of occupancy is only around and as the amount of suitable habitat is reduced, its numbers are decreasing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being "near threatened" and bordering on "vulnerable. Greek rock lizard The Greek rock lizard ("Hellenolacerta graeca") is a species of lizard in