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
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