Komodo Dragon
The Komodo dragon (or Varanus komodoensis) is a large species of reptile that lives on the Indonesian isles of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Dasami, and Gili Motang.
They are a dull green-brown in colour with wide set limbs with a wide gape, have a long, muscular tail, and a yellow forked tongue. A Komodo dragon's walk is very distinctive, moving its limbs far out from its body and swaying from side to side as it moves. Although they appear slow, the dragons can run up to 19km/h when chasing prey.
The males reach an average length of 2.59m and usually weigh between 79kg and 91kg, whereas the females are smaller, averaging 2.29m long and between 68kg and 73kg.
Varanus komodoensis
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 0% | 50% |
| Sand | 0% | 40% |
| Soil | 30% | 100% |
| Rock | 0% | 30% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 10% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 9
- Platform Floats Toy · score 150 · $200
- Rubbing Pad Toy · score 100 · $100
- Submarine Buoy Toy · score 50 · $150
- Blood Scent Marker Toy · score 50 · $100
- Prey Scented Sack Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pad Bark Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubber Duck Toy · score 50 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 100 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 10 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Nutritionally Complete Meat + Small Carcasses
- Food / drink amount
- 3 / 10
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $353 / $499 / $499
- Feeders
- Frozen Blood Pumpkin, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Restraint Feeder, Block of Frozen Fish, Bamboo Feeder, Ribbed Feeder
- Lifespan
- 25–30 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 8 yr / 11 yr / 17 yr / 23 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.115 yr / 0.885 yr
- Litter
- 1–4
- Fertility
- 0.01
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Breeds in
- Summer
- Nest
- Mound
- Dominance
- Feeding order based on size
- Wild population
- 1,383
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Komodo dragons are solitary creatures, but they will group together to feed and mate. When in groups, the largest male is dominant; he will feed first and get first choice of females.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Varanus komodoensis
- Class
- Reptilia
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Biome
- Wetlands, Tropical, Mangrove
- Continent
- Asia
- Content
- Base game