Komodo dragon (Large adult)
3 m (9.843 ft)
Total length
The largest living lizard, measured nose to tail tip. Large males reach about 3 m; the longest verified was 3.13 m.
Published
How big is that?
3 m is 1.7 times an adult man and 11% of a blue whale.
Komodo dragon is the 15th smallest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 36th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Bowling pin (Ten-pin) (Classic), 38.1 cm tall and Voyager's dish (High-gain antenna) (Cosmic Scale), 3.66 m across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Komodo dragon in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Komodo dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant bird (Madagascar)A giant flightless bird from Madagascar, extinct for about a thousand years. | 3 m tall | about the same |
| Giant moa (South Island)New Zealand's giant flightless bird, extinct for about 600 years. Measured with its neck stretched up. | 3 m tall | about the same |
| Komodo dragon (Large adult) | 3 m long | – |
| African bush elephant (Adult male)The largest land animal alive today. Measured at the shoulder. | 3.2 m tall | 1.1× bigger |
| Giant ground sloth (Megatherium)An elephant-sized sloth from Ice Age South America, standing on its hind legs. | 3.5 m tall | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 300 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 3 |
| Inches | 118.1 |
| Feet | 9.843 |
| Yards | 3.281 |
How it's measured
Total length. Top of the San Diego Zoo's 1.8-3 m range.
Body length runs from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, following the spine.
Sources
- animals.sandiegozoo.org: Length: 6-10 feet (1.8-3 m); longest verified was 10.3 feet (3.13 m).
- nationalzoo.si.edu (supporting): Smithsonian's National Zoo: largest verified 3.13 m.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Komodo dragon is one of the objects in Prehistoric Giants, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.