please help does anyone have information/pictures on komodo dragon skeletal, digestive or circulatory systems?

Question

i need information and pictures on the body systems of komodo dragons. i am looking for skeletal, digestive and circulatory systems in particular. there life cycle and habitat information would also be great but body systems are the things i am having the most trouble finding information on

Answer 1

From Wikipedia on the systems:

In the wild, large adults tend to weigh around 70 kg (154 lb).[7] Captive specimens often weigh more. They are usually between 6 and 10 feet long. The largest verified wild specimen was 3.13 metres (10 feet 3 inches) long and weighed 166 kg (365 lb), including undigested food.[8] Komodo Dragons have a tail that is as long as the body, as well as about 60 frequently-replaced serrated teeth that may be 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) in length.[9] They have red, blood-like saliva, because their teeth, which are almost completely covered by their gums, slice their own gums while feeding.[10] This creates an ideal culture for the virulent bacteria that live in their mouths.[11] It also has a long, yellow, snake-like tongue.[8] Males are larger than females, with skin color from dark gray to brick red. Females are more olive green, and have patches of yellow at the throat. The young are much more colorful by comparison, with yellow, green and white banding on a dark background.


[edit] Physiology
Komodo Dragons' sense of hearing is not particularly acute, despite their visible earholes, and their visual discrimination (most especially of stationary objects) is poor, although they can see in color. They use their tongue to detect taste and smell stimuli, as with many other reptiles with the vomero-nasal sense. This sense aids navigation in the dark. With the help of a favorable wind, they may be able to detect carrion up to 5 miles (8.5 kilometers) away. Komodo dragons' nostrils are not of great use for smelling, as they do not have a diaphragm.[1] They have no taste buds on their tongues, but use an organ on the roof of the mouth instead to taste objects.[10]

Their scales, some reinforced with bone, have special sensory plaques connected to nerves that allow the Komodo dragon the sense of touch. The scales around the ears, lips, chin, and feet bottoms may have three or more sensory plaques.[10]

Formerly, Komodo Dragons were thought to be deaf when a study reported no agitation in wild Komodo dragons during whispers, raised voices, and shouts. This was disputed when London Zoological Garden employee Joan Proctor trained a captive monitor to come out to feed at the sound of her voice, even when she could not be seen

This site has all handdrawn pictures of all the different systems you are looking for:

http://www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/reports/nevis/dragon.htm

Answer 2

what I can tell you my self is that they live around the golopilis islands and often swim to and from them. an adult dragon will have a mouth fool of bacteria the is so deadly that with out medical treatment you will die in -24 hours. they are slow in the mornings like most reptiles and take sun bathing sessions to worm up. now they have strong stumuc acids to deal with that bacteria.

here are some sites that can help you more.

http://users.tpg.com.au/sbian/2005/08/komodo-dragon-digestion.html

http://www.whozoo.org/students/amabau/doctors_dragons.pdf

Answer 3

try wikipedia.org or google image search