File:Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).jpg

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العربية: تنين كومودو (Varanus komodoensis)، في مُنتزه كومودو الوطني، في إندونيسيا

کوردی: ئەژدیهایەکی کۆمۆدۆ ("Varanus komodoensis") کە زمانی ڕادەتلەکێنێت لە باخچەی نیشتیمانیی کۆمۆدۆ لە ئیندۆنیزیا

English: Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Deutsch: Komodowaran (Varanus komodoensis) im Nationalpark Komodo, Indonesien

Bahasa Indonesia: Komodo (Varanus komodoensis), Taman Nasional Komodo, Indonesia

Polski: Waran z Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) w Parku Narodowym Komodo w Indonezji.

Русский: Комодский варан (Varanus komodoensis) в национальном парке Комодо, Индонезия

Sunda: Komodo (Varanus komodoensis), Taman Nasional Komodo, Indonésia

Español: Dragón de Komodo (Varanus komodoensis), Parque nacional de Komodo, Indonesia.

Svenska: Komodovaran (Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912) i Komodo nationalpark, Indonesien.

Čeština: Samec největšího žijícího ještěra varan komodský (Varanus komodoensis) na ostrově Rinca v Národním parku Komodo,Indonésie.

Magyar: Komodói varánusz (Varanus komodoensis) a Komodo-szigetek Nemzeti Parkban (Indonézia)

Italiano: Maschio di drago di Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) nel Komodo National Park dell'isola di Rinca. Si tratta della più grande specie di lucertola esistente al mondo; in occasione della Proclamazione di indipendenza dell'Indonesia del 17 agosto 1945

한국어: 코모도 국립공원 내 린차 섬의 수컷 코모도왕도마뱀 (Varanus komodoensis) 은 현존하는 세계에서 가장 큰 도마뱀아목의 종(種)이다.

Македонски: Комодски варан (Varanus komodoensis) на островот Ринча во состав на Националниот парк Комодо, јужна Индонезија.

Nederlands: Een komodovaraan (Varanus komodoensis), de grootste hagedis ter wereld, op het eiland Rinca in het Nationaal park Komodo in Indonesië

Português: Dragão-de-komodo (Varanus komodoensis) no Parque Nacional de Komodo, ilha de Rinca, Indonésia.

Date

20 May 2015, 07:49:38

Source

Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography

Author

Charles J. Sharp
Alternative names	Charles James Sharp
Description	British wildlife photographer
Work period	from 2003 date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Authority file	: Q54800218

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 17 August 2017. It was captioned as follows:

English: A male Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on the island of Rinca in the Komodo National Park. The world's largest living species of lizard: to celebrate the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945

Other languages:

Čeština: Samec největšího žijícího ještěra varan komodský (Varanus komodoensis) na ostrově Rinca v Národním parku Komodo,Indonésie.

English: A male Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on the island of Rinca in the Komodo National Park. The world's largest living species of lizard: to celebrate the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945

Español: Dragón de Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) en el Parque Nacional de Komodo, isla de Rinca, Indonesia.

Italiano: Maschio di drago di Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) nel Komodo National Park dell'isola di Rinca. Si tratta della più grande specie di lucertola esistente al mondo; in occasione della Proclamazione di indipendenza dell'Indonesia del 17 agosto 1945

Magyar: Komodói varánusz (Varanus komodoensis) a Komodo-szigetek Nemzeti Parkban (Indonézia)

Nederlands: Een komodovaraan (Varanus komodoensis), de grootste hagedis ter wereld, op het eiland Rinca in het Nationaal park Komodo in Indonesië

Polski: Samiec smoka z Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) na wyspie Rinca leżącej na terenie Parku Narodowego Komodo w Indonezji. Jest to największy żyjący gatunek jaszczurki na świecie.

Português: Dragão-de-komodo (Varanus komodoensis) no Parque Nacional de Komodo, ilha de Rinca, Indonésia.

Македонски: Комодски варан (Varanus komodoensis) на островот Ринча во состав на Националниот парк Комодо, јужна Индонезија.

한국어: 코모도 국립공원 내 린차 섬의 수컷 코모도왕도마뱀 (Varanus komodoensis) 은 현존하는 세계에서 가장 큰 도마뱀아목의 종(種)이다.

This image was selected as picture of the day on Bengali Wikipedia.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:22, 18 August 2020	3,670 × 2,895 (13.98 MB)	Charlesjsharp	denoised and sharpened
	09:06, 27 April 2017	3,670 × 2,895 (2.7 MB)	Charlesjsharp	Reverted to version as of 18:04, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
	14:11, 26 April 2017	3,670 × 2,895 (2.98 MB)	Janke	new version, gamma corrected
	18:04, 28 August 2016	3,670 × 2,895 (2.7 MB)	Charlesjsharp	cropped version
	14:41, 27 August 2016	4,342 × 2,895 (2.91 MB)	Charlesjsharp	some noise reduction
	10:30, 17 July 2015	4,384 × 2,922 (3.85 MB)	Charlesjsharp	User created page with UploadWizard

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File:Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).jpg

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