Komodo dragon (Simple English Wikipedia)

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abc.net.au (Global: 120^th place; Simple English: 80^th place)

Clarke, Sarah (2009-09-30). "Australia was 'hothouse' for killer lizards". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14^th place; Simple English: 17^th place)

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Hocknull SA, Piper PJ, van den Bergh GD, Due RA, Morwood MJ, Kurniawan I (September 2009). "Dragon's paradise lost: palaeobiogeography, evolution and extinction of the largest-ever terrestrial lizards (Varanidae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (9) e7241. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.7241H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241. PMC 2748693. PMID 19789642.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Burness G, Diamond J, Flannery T (2001). "Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: the evolution of maximal body size". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98 (25): 14518–23. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9814518B. doi:10.1073/pnas.251548698. PMC 64714. PMID 11724953.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

amnh.org (Global: 454^th place; Simple English: 51^st place)

"Endangered! Ora". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2007-01-15.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Trooper Walsh; Murphy, James Jerome; Claudio Ciofi; Colomba De La Panouse (2002). Komodo dragons: biology and conservation. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian. ISBN 1-58834-073-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Darling, Kathy (1997). Komodo Dragon: on location. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. ISBN 0-688-13777-6.
Tim Halliday & Kraig Adler, ed. (2002). Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Hove: Firefly Books Ltd. pp. 112, 113, 144, 147, 168, 169. ISBN 1-55297-613-0.
Chris Mattison (1992) [1989]. Lizards of the World. New York: Facts on File. pp. 16, 57, 99, 175. ISBN 0-8160-5716-8.
Burnie, David; Don E. Wilson (2001). Animal. New York, New York: DK Publishing, Inc. pp. 417, 420. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.
Harold G. Cogger & Richard G. Zweifel, ed. (1998). Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Illustrated by David Kirshner. Boston: Academic Press. pp. 132, 157–8. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
Alison Ballance; Morris, Rod (2003). South Sea Islands: a natural history. Hove: Firefly Books Ltd. ISBN 1-55297-609-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Göltenboth, Friedhelm (2006). Ecology of insular Southeast Asia: the Indonesian Archipelago (illustrated ed.). Elsevier. p. 263. ISBN 0444527397.
text by David Badger; photography by John Netherton (2002). Lizards: a natural history of some uncommon creatures, extraordinary chameleons, iguanas, geckos, and more. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. pp. 32, 52, 78, 81, 84, 140–145, 151. ISBN 0-89658-520-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Phillip T. Robinson (2004). Life at the Zoo: behind the scenes with the animal doctors. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-231-13248-4.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; Simple English: 9^th place)

bbc.co.uk

"Komodo Conundrum". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

news.bbc.co.uk

"'Virgin births' for giant lizards". BBC. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

biodiversitylibrary.org (Global: 168^th place; Simple English: 505^th place)

Ouwens, P. A. (1912). "On a large Varanus species from the island of Komodo". Bulletin de l'Institut Botanique de Buitenzorg. 2. 6: 1–3. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; Simple English: 16^th place)

"Komodo dragon (lizard)". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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"Appendices". CITES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
"Appendices I, II and III". CITES. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

edition.cnn.com

"Komodo dragons kill Indonesian Fisherman". cnn.com. cnn.com. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-24.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Hocknull SA, Piper PJ, van den Bergh GD, Due RA, Morwood MJ, Kurniawan I (September 2009). "Dragon's paradise lost: palaeobiogeography, evolution and extinction of the largest-ever terrestrial lizards (Varanidae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (9) e7241. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.7241H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241. PMC 2748693. PMID 19789642.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Jessop, Tim; Ariefiandy, Achmad; Azmi, Muhammad; Ciofi, Claudio; Imansyah, Jeri & Purwandana, Deni (2021). "Varanus komodoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22884A123633058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T22884A123633058.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Burness G, Diamond J, Flannery T (2001). "Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: the evolution of maximal body size". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98 (25): 14518–23. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9814518B. doi:10.1073/pnas.251548698. PMC 64714. PMID 11724953.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Montgomery J.M.; et al. (2002). "Aerobic salivary bacteria in wild and captive Komodo dragons". J. Wildl. Dis. 38 (3): 545–51. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.545. PMID 12238371. S2CID 9670009.
Bull, J.J.; Jessop, Tim S.; Whiteley, Marvin (2010-06-21). "Deathly Drool: Evolutionary and Ecological Basis of Septic Bacteria in Komodo Dragon Mouths is where bananas are". PLOS ONE. 5 (6) e11097. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011097. PMC 2888571. PMID 20574514.
Procter, J.B. (October 1928). "On a living Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, exhibited at the Scientific Meeting". Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 1017–1019. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1928.tb07181.x.

isis.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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"ISIS Abstracts". ISIS. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

iucnredlist.org (Global: 39^th place; Simple English: 22^nd place)

Jessop, Tim; Ariefiandy, Achmad; Azmi, Muhammad; Ciofi, Claudio; Imansyah, Jeri & Purwandana, Deni (2021). "Varanus komodoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22884A123633058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T22884A123633058.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Varanus komodoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.^{[dead link]}

kakegurai.my.id (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,193^rd place)

"ITIS Standard Report Page: Varanus komodoensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

komodo-gateway.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Komodo National Park | Frequently asked questions". Komodo Foundation. Retrieved 2007-10-25.

komododragon.biz (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Jessop, Tim S.; et al. "Distribution, use and selection of nest type by Komodo dragons" (PDF). Elsevier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

komodonationalpark.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"The official website of Komodo National Park, Indonesia". Komodo National Park. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2007-02-02.

msn.com (Global: 188^th place; Simple English: 89^th place)

msnbc.msn.com

"Komodo dragon kills boy in Indonesia". msnbc.com. MSNBC. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-07.

nationalgeographic.com (Global: 489^th place; Simple English: 136^th place)

animals.nationalgeographic.com

"Komodo Dragon". National Geographic. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

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"Dangerous Encounters – Dragon Hunt – Photos: Komodo with transmitter". National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-24.

news.nationalgeographic.com

"Trapping Komodo Dragons for Conservation". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Hocknull SA, Piper PJ, van den Bergh GD, Due RA, Morwood MJ, Kurniawan I (September 2009). "Dragon's paradise lost: palaeobiogeography, evolution and extinction of the largest-ever terrestrial lizards (Varanidae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (9) e7241. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.7241H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241. PMC 2748693. PMID 19789642.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Burness G, Diamond J, Flannery T (2001). "Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: the evolution of maximal body size". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98 (25): 14518–23. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9814518B. doi:10.1073/pnas.251548698. PMC 64714. PMID 11724953.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Montgomery J.M.; et al. (2002). "Aerobic salivary bacteria in wild and captive Komodo dragons". J. Wildl. Dis. 38 (3): 545–51. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.545. PMID 12238371. S2CID 9670009.
Bull, J.J.; Jessop, Tim S.; Whiteley, Marvin (2010-06-21). "Deathly Drool: Evolutionary and Ecological Basis of Septic Bacteria in Komodo Dragon Mouths is where bananas are". PLOS ONE. 5 (6) e11097. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011097. PMC 2888571. PMID 20574514.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Hocknull SA, Piper PJ, van den Bergh GD, Due RA, Morwood MJ, Kurniawan I (September 2009). "Dragon's paradise lost: palaeobiogeography, evolution and extinction of the largest-ever terrestrial lizards (Varanidae)". PLOS ONE. 4 (9) e7241. Bibcode:2009PLoSO...4.7241H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007241. PMC 2748693. PMID 19789642.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Burness G, Diamond J, Flannery T (2001). "Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: the evolution of maximal body size". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 98 (25): 14518–23. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9814518B. doi:10.1073/pnas.251548698. PMC 64714. PMID 11724953.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Bull, J.J.; Jessop, Tim S.; Whiteley, Marvin (2010-06-21). "Deathly Drool: Evolutionary and Ecological Basis of Septic Bacteria in Komodo Dragon Mouths is where bananas are". PLOS ONE. 5 (6) e11097. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011097. PMC 2888571. PMID 20574514.

nwf.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,889^th place)

Cheater, Mark (August–September 2003). "Chasing the Magic Dragon". National Wildlife Magazine. 41 (5). National Wildlife Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-02-03.

sciam.com (Global: 9,421^st place; Simple English: 2,416^th place)

Ciofi, Claudio (March 1999). "The Komodo Dragon". Scientific American. Retrieved 2006-12-21.

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Montgomery J.M.; et al. (2002). "Aerobic salivary bacteria in wild and captive Komodo dragons". J. Wildl. Dis. 38 (3): 545–51. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.545. PMID 12238371. S2CID 9670009.

sfgate.com (Global: 248^th place; Simple English: 242^nd place)

Pence, Angelica (2001-06-11). "Editor stable after attack by Komodo dragon / Surgeons reattach foot tendons of Chronicle's Bronstein in L.A." San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

si.edu (Global: 256^th place; Simple English: 179^th place)

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"Komodo Dragon Fact Sheet". National Zoo. Retrieved 2007-11-25.

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"Komodo Dragon". Singapore Zoological Gardens. Archived from the original on 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2006-12-21.

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Cagle, Jess (2001-06-23). "Transcript: Sharon Stone vs. the Komodo Dragon". Time. Archived from the original on 2001-06-30. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"ITIS Standard Report Page: Varanus komodoensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
"Komodo Dragon". Singapore Zoological Gardens. Archived from the original on 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
"Komodo Conundrum". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
Cheater, Mark (August–September 2003). "Chasing the Magic Dragon". National Wildlife Magazine. 41 (5). National Wildlife Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Jessop, Tim S.; et al. "Distribution, use and selection of nest type by Komodo dragons" (PDF). Elsevier. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
Clarke, Sarah (2009-09-30). "Australia was 'hothouse' for killer lizards". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
Cagle, Jess (2001-06-23). "Transcript: Sharon Stone vs. the Komodo Dragon". Time. Archived from the original on 2001-06-30. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
Pence, Angelica (2001-06-11). "Editor stable after attack by Komodo dragon / Surgeons reattach foot tendons of Chronicle's Bronstein in L.A." San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
"Komodo dragon kills boy in Indonesia". msnbc.com. MSNBC. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
"Dangerous Encounters – Dragon Hunt – Photos: Komodo with transmitter". National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
"Komodo dragons kill Indonesian Fisherman". cnn.com. cnn.com. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
"The official website of Komodo National Park, Indonesia". Komodo National Park. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
"Trapping Komodo Dragons for Conservation". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; Simple English: 90^th place)

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Trofimov, Yaroslav (2008-08-25). "When Good Lizards Go Bad: Komodo Dragons Take Violent Turn". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-29.

zoohistory.co.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Murphy, J.; T. Walsh (2006). "Dragons and Humans" (PDF). Herpetological Review. 37 (3): 269–275. Retrieved 2011-02-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

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