Komodo (island) day people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to Komodo and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The population is primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The island is also a popular destination for diving and it has been included into the controversial New7Wonders of Nature list since November 11, 2011. The Komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard, takes its name from the island. A type of monitor lizard, it inhabits Komodo Island and some of the
California rock lizard 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 are collared lizards and avian predators, such as hawks,