﻿Smithsonian 
  Report, 
  1943. 
  — 
  Cochran 
  

  

  Plate 
  21 
  

  

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  1. 
  Galapagos 
  land 
  iguana 
  (Conolophus 
  sp.). 
  Color: 
  head 
  and 
  neck 
  dull 
  orange 
  to 
  yellow; 
  body, 
  tail, 
  and 
  

   limbs 
  dark 
  brown. 
  Length: 
  about 
  4 
  feet. 
  Range: 
  the 
  Galapagos 
  Islands. 
  While 
  these 
  and 
  other 
  large 
  

   iguanas 
  of 
  other 
  genera 
  are 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  aggressive, 
  they 
  can 
  bite 
  and 
  scratch 
  with 
  great 
  vigor 
  when 
  captured. 
  

   (Courtesy 
  National 
  Zoological 
  Park.) 
  

  

  2. 
  Komodo 
  dragon 
  lizard 
  (Varanus 
  komodoeimiK). 
  Color: 
  dull 
  brown 
  or 
  black; 
  tongue 
  yellow. 
  Length: 
  

   about 
  10 
  feet. 
  Range: 
  restricted 
  to 
  four 
  small 
  islands 
  (Komodo, 
  Flores, 
  Rindja, 
  and 
  Padar) 
  lying 
  east 
  of 
  

   Java 
  and 
  south 
  of 
  Celebes. 
  Wary 
  toward 
  man, 
  but 
  very 
  strong 
  and 
  a 
  vicious 
  fighter 
  with 
  teeth, 
  claws, 
  

   and 
  lashing 
  tail. 
  (Courtesy 
  Philadelphia 
  Zoological 
  Society.) 
  

  

  