The Komodo dragon has showed little change over the last thousand years. but what about the next 100,000 thousand, or even 200,000 thousand years! What changes will this 10 foot long lizard endure over the next 200 millenium! No one knows for sure, but we have a pretty good idea!
The Komodo dragon belongs to the subclass Diapsida, which branches out into two groups, the Archosauria(dinosaurs and birds), and the Leposauria(lizards and snakes), which include the Komodo dragon. It lives in Indonisia and its islands and by only 2,050, 1,500 of those island may be lost to the ocean.Will more islands be taken over by the ocean? Will the endangered Komodo dragon finally go extint? Or will the already amazing swimmers be able to survive? That's what we think, we think they will be able to adapt and survive to a new home under the sea!
The Komodo dragon belongs to the subclass Diapsida, which branches out into two groups, the Archosauria(dinosaurs and birds), and the Leposauria(lizards and snakes), which include the Komodo dragon. It lives in Indonisia and its islands and by only 2,050, 1,500 of those island may be lost to the ocean.Will more islands be taken over by the ocean? Will the endangered Komodo dragon finally go extint? Or will the already amazing swimmers be able to survive? That's what we think, we think they will be able to adapt and survive to a new home under the sea!
We think the Komodo dragon will get a thicker hide to protect it from the rough pacific. It still hunts on land but is able to track down prey and travel much greater distances in the water. Its head will become longer so it can propel through the water at a much greater speed. Its neck muscles will strengthen and grow so it can breathe with their body under the water and the tip if their nostrils taking in air. They will spread to Australia and have a greater rate of prey. Its feet will have sort of web coating so it can turn through the water faster and easier. This is our theory of the Komodo dragon evolution in the next 200,000 years.