The Komodo dragon is a vulnerable species according to the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, it is included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora, and protected throughout its range. It is endemic to Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang, Nusa Kode and Flores. The first four islands are part of Komodo National Park, established in 1980, which also includes some other 30 islets, scattered coral reefs, and the island of Padar, where the presence of dragons was last recorded at the end of the 1970s. This is a description of field research and conservation conducted so far on extant Komodo dragon populations with particular regard to a population genetic study aimed at identifying distinct genetic units which may provide the source for demogaphic augmentation or reintroduction of individuals into the wild.

The Komodo dragon - On a few small islands in the Indonesian archipelago, the world's largest lizard reigns supreme / Ciofi C. - In: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. - ISSN 0036-8733. - STAMPA. - 280:(1999), pp. 92-99. [10.1038/scientificamerican0399-84]

The Komodo dragon - On a few small islands in the Indonesian archipelago, the world's largest lizard reigns supreme

CIOFI, CLAUDIO
1999

Abstract

The Komodo dragon is a vulnerable species according to the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, it is included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora, and protected throughout its range. It is endemic to Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang, Nusa Kode and Flores. The first four islands are part of Komodo National Park, established in 1980, which also includes some other 30 islets, scattered coral reefs, and the island of Padar, where the presence of dragons was last recorded at the end of the 1970s. This is a description of field research and conservation conducted so far on extant Komodo dragon populations with particular regard to a population genetic study aimed at identifying distinct genetic units which may provide the source for demogaphic augmentation or reintroduction of individuals into the wild.
1999
280
92
99
Ciofi C
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