unknown to humans until about 100 years ago.
Humans first discovered Komodo Dragons in 1910 in the Lesser Sunda group
islands of Indonesia. Although fossils indicate that Komodo Dragons have
existed for approximately 3.8 million years, there were no official records
of the lizard until Dutch Lieutenant van Steyn van Hensbroek killed one in
Indonesia and sent the specimen to a zoology museum, where it was
determined to be a newly discovered lizard species. The Komodo Dragon
population is estimated to be around 3,000 to 5,000, according to 2014
figures. It is considered an endangered species because of poaching,
natural disasters, human activity, and a decline in females laying eggs.
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