Species group · Reptiles

Dragons

WAnimals has 4 species of dragon, spread across 2 families (Agamidae, Varanidae).

4 species

2 families

14 countries

50 parks

Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 4.

All 4 species of dragons on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

2 Least Concern1 Endangered1 Vulnerable

2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 14 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It can smell carrion over 8 km away.
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It lives on only a handful of Indonesian islands.
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Females can reproduce without a male, through parthenogenesis.
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It feeds mainly on ants and termites.
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The female comes down to the ground only to lay her eggs, spending the rest of her life in the trees.
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It lives in the tropical forests of South-East Asia, in open secondary forest and along forest edges.
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As a defence it can submerge and stay underwater for long spells to escape predators.
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It eats insects, small vertebrates and occasionally plant matter.
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