令科学家们困惑的一个相关问题是，现存最大物种科莫多巨蜥的分布情况。
A related puzzle for scientists is the present distribution of Varanus' largest surviving species, the Komodo dragon.
动物园的科莫多巨蜥墨菲则躲了起来。
这种巨蜥名为“碧塔塔瓦”，它们是印尼科莫多巨蜥的近亲。
Dubbed Varanus bitatawa, the giant lizard is a close cousin of the Komodo dragon of Indonesia.
报道说，科莫多巨蜥（Komododragon）是世界上体形最大的蜥蜴，其身长能长到3米。
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, reaching up to three metres (10 feet) long.
尽管其它种类的蜥蜴也会出现单性生殖的现象，但是这在科莫多巨蜥身上还是首次发现。科莫多巨蜥是蜥蜴家族中最大的种类。
Although other lizards are known to reproduce this way, it is the first time this process was recorded in Komodo dragons, which are the largest of the lizard family.
这种蜥蜴是食肉类动物，它们通常依靠捕食山羊、鹿和其它哺乳动物为生。 科莫多巨蜥的唾液中含有致命的细菌，足以致猎物死亡。
The creature is carnivorous, killing goats, deer and other mammals through deadly bacteria in its saliva.
科莫多巨蜥是在印度尼西亚的科莫多岛、林卡岛、弗洛勒斯岛以及基里·莫堂岛上被发现的。但由于栖息地受到破坏以及外来物种的入侵，现在科莫多巨蜥的数量已经减少到了大约6000只。
The dragon is found on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Flores, but its Numbers have dwindled to around 6, 000 as a result of poaching and invasive species.
科莫多巨蜥是在印度尼西亚的科莫多岛、林卡岛、弗洛勒斯岛以及基里·莫堂岛上被发现的。但由于栖息地受到破坏以及外来物种的入侵，现在科莫多巨蜥的数量已经减少到了大约6000只。
The dragon is found on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Flores, but its Numbers have dwindled to around 6, 000 as a result of poaching and invasive species.
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