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The Komodo dragon is a lizard in the family Varanidae, the monitor lizards. It is well known for being the largest living species of lizard. Lizards are reptiles in the order Squamata, which also includes snakes. Lizards are generally smaller than other reptiles, and the Komodo dragon is an example of this. Although it grows to an impressive size, it is still considerably smaller than the largest snakes and crocodiles.
As in other lizards, the Komodo dragon's skin is covered in scales. Most lizards have one or two forms of scales, but Komodo dragons have four. This makes their skin rough compared to that of some other reptiles, and so it is not valued as a source of leather. The Komodo dragon's coloration is generally brown to gray, sometimes interspersed with yellow.
The Komodo dragon has an acute sense of smell. Like snakes and many other lizards, it has a forked tongue, which it uses to smell as well as taste. Its main sense organ is located above the roof of the mouth and is called the vomeronasal organ or Jacobson's organ. This is present in all snakes and lizards as well as some mammals. Sticking the tongue out enables sensory information to be carried to this organ. If there is favorable wind, a Komodo dragon may be able to smell carrion as much as 6 miles (9.5 kilometers) away.
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