Largest lizard - The largest of all lizards is the Komodo monitor or Ora (Varanus komodoensis), a dragonlike reptile found on the Indonesian island of Komodo, Rintja, Padar and Flores. Adult males average 7 ft 5 in in length and weigh about 130 lb. Lengths up to 29.98 ft have been claimed for this species, but the largest specimen to be accurately measured was a male presented to an American zoologist in 1928 by the Sultan of Bima which measured 10 ft 0.8 in. In 1937 this animal was put on display in St Louis Zoological Gardens, MO for a short period. It them measured 10 ft 2 in in length and weighed 365 lb. (Photo: Harvey Mann)
