Q 01/05

Roughly how many lizard species are there?

A) Over 700

B) Over 2,000

C) Over 7,000

D) Over 20,000

Answer · why

C) Over 7,000

That makes lizards far more diverse than snakes, which have around 4,000 species.

Q 02/05

What is the largest living lizard?

A) Green iguana

B) Nile monitor

C) Komodo dragon

D) Perentie

Answer · why

C) Komodo dragon

Males reach about 3 metres and 150 kilograms.

Q 03/05

The world's largest lizard is native to islands in which country?

A) Indonesia

B) Philippines

C) Papua New Guinea

D) Australia

Answer · why

A) Indonesia

It lives on Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Dasami and Gili Motang, and a national park was created in 1980 to protect it.

Q 04/05

Roughly how heavy can a male of the world's largest lizard get?

A) 60 kg

B) 90 kg

C) 120 kg

D) 150 kg

Answer · why

D) 150 kg

The diet of adults is mostly Javan rusa deer and feral pigs, plus plenty of carrion.

Q 05/05

From how far away can the world's largest lizard detect carrion with its forked tongue?

A) About 500 metres

B) About 1 km

C) Up to 9.5 km

D) Up to 30 km

Answer · why

C) Up to 9.5 km

The tongue collects scent particles that are read by the Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth.