The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

There, dragons are very real … albeit a bit smaller than the Game of Thrones version. Draco lizards are abundant in forests and jungles in Asia and Southern India, and their range extends to ...

and may refer to Chinese sailors’ tales of real dragons on a few small Indonesian islands. As well as Komodo, they are found on Rinca, Padar and Flores, where the lizard colouring is lighter.