Let us meet the Komodo dragon. It is the largest living lizard. It lives on a few islands in Indonesia.

Now let us see where it lives. It lives in hot, grassy forests. At night it rests in a hole in the ground.

Let us see how heavy it is. Most wild ones weigh about 154 pounds. The biggest one weighed 366 pounds.

Now let us see how long it is. The longest one that was checked was 10.3 feet long. Males grow bigger than females.

Let us see how it finds food. It finds food mainly by smell. It uses its long, forked tongue to sample the air.

Now let us see how it hunts. It waits in one spot for food to come by. It eats deer.

Look at its mouth. It has curved teeth with tiny notches.

Look at its feet and tail. It has long claws. It has a big, strong tail.

Let us see its family. It is a kind of monitor lizard.

Last, let us see how its life starts. It hatches from an egg. A baby climbs trees and lives in them.

Words to know

• lizard: scaly animal
• forked: split in two
• monitor: kind of lizard