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Varanus komodoensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA VARANIDAE

Scientific Name: Varanus komodoensis
Species Authority: Ouwens, 1912
Common Name/s:
English – Komodo Dragon, Komodo Monitor, Ora
French – Dragon Des Komodos, Varan De Komodo
Spanish – Varano De Komodo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2cde ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Varanus komodoensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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