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
Warren's girdled lizard Warren's girdled lizard Warren’s girdled lizard (Smaug warreni ) is a species of relatively large, flattened lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. The specific name, "warreni", is in honor of English zoologist Ernest Warren (1871–1945), who collected the holotype. "S. warreni" is known from the Lebombo Mountains in northeastern South Africa and eastern Swaziland. The preferred habitat of "S. warreni" is rock outcrops on wooded mountain slopes. A shy species, "S. warreni" eats large arthropods and small vertebrates. "S, warreni" has a snout to vent length (SVL) of . The back is dark brown