The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

The lizards are all female and parthenogenetic ... cloning—that occurs in asexual reproduction. It’s a genetic-diversity advantage that today’s females still enjoy and propagate.

Alongside Texas Christian University and TPWD, the zoo tracks hatchlings through adulthood and reproduction in the wild. "The ...