life cycle
Female Komodo dragons lay an average of about 20 to 25 soft, leathery eggs in September, The eggs incubate for about 8 - 9 months during the wet season and after laying her eggs she never returns her nest. http://www.draconian.com/dragons/komodo-dragon-life.php |
Komodo hatchlings are on average about 30 - 40 cm long and weigh about 100 grams at birth. They spend their first year in trees. They have a long, thin body and a proportionally longer tail than that of adults, an adaptation to living in trees. They reach maturity at about 5 years, by which time they can weigh 25kg and reach 2m long. http://www.draconian.com/dragons/komodo-dragon-life.php |
Adult komodo dragons reach up to 10 feet long and can weight up 300 pounds. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/komodo-dragon/ |