Site Name : TAMAN NASIONAL KOMODO
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
8 31 48 S Logitude : 119 31 48
Altitude :
0 to 735 metres
Area :
219322 ha Wetlands: 0 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : Mentan, 6-3-1980.
Tenure : Government of Indonesia
Province :  
  Site Description  
  The Park comprises the two substantials islands of Komodo and Rinca, together with numerous small offshore islands and surrounding marine waters. The islands are generally rugged with sheer cliffs, numerous small bays and inlets, numerous coral reefs and powerful offshore currents which isolate and protect the north south axis averaging 500 - 600m. Rinca comprises mainly rolling hills but the south is dominated by the sprawling Doro Ora (667m) and the north has the low but steep peaks of Gunung Tumbah (187m) and Doro Raja (351m). Principal vegetation: Principal vegetation classes are tropical tall-grassland (70%) and tropical drought-deciduous forest (25%). Mangrove and beach vegetation comprise 5% of the area with Avicennia marina, Ipomoea prescaprae, Spinifex littoreus, Cassutha filiformis, Rhizophora spp., Ceriops candoleana, Sonneratia spp., Capplaris seplaria, Calophyllum inophyllum, Terminalia catappa, Hypoestes populifolia, Sterculia foetida, Cassia javanica, Tamarindus indica, Borrassus flabillifer, Gleichenia oleosa. The Park lies in one of the driest areas in Indonesia, with an average annual rainfall of less than 800 mm. Watercourses are dry for most of the year and there are few permanent sources of freshwater. In some places, there are relatively sheltered bays with mangroves and beaches of white coral sand. Coral development is greatest in areas facing west and north, the most intact being those on the norh-east coast of Komodo and south-west coast of Rinca and Padar. Whales are regularly observed in the region of Komodo including Blue and Sperm Whales. About 10 species of dolphin are reported to occur in the area, as well as dugongs and turtles.  
  Site Location  
  Taman Nasional Komodo is located on 30km off the west coast of Flores in the Sape Straits between Flores and Sumbawa in the province of Lesser Sundas.  
  Special Memmo  
  The site has become a World Heritage Site.  
  List of Birds (77 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Accipiter novaehollandiae App II
Actitis hypoleucos
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Arenaria interpres
Artamus leucorhynchus
Butorides striatus
Cacatua sulphurea Critically Endengered App I
Caloenas nicobarica Lower Risk App I
Caprimulgus affinis
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus sinensis
Chalcophaps indica
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius peronii Lower Risk
Chrysococcyx basalis
Cisticola juncidis
Collocalia esculenta
Coracina novaehollandiae
Corvus macrorhynchos
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dendrocopos macei
Dendrocopos moluccensis
Dicaeum igniferum
Dicrurus hottentottus
Ducula aenea
Ducula bicolor
Egretta sacra
Esacus magnirostris
Eudynamis scolopacea
Falco moluccensis App II
Falco severus App II
Fregata ariel
Gallus varius
Geopelia maugei
Geopelia striata
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon sancta
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Hirundo daurica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypothymis azurea
Macropygia emiliana
Macropygia ruficeps
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius reinwardt
Merops philippinus
Mirafra javanica
Ninox scutulata App II
Numenius arquata
Numenius madagascariensis Lower Risk
Numenius phaeopus
Oriolus chinensis
Otus sunia App II
Pachycephala pectoralis
Pandion haliaetus App II
Parus major
Philemon buceroides
Pluvialis fulva
Ptilinopus jambu
Ptilinopus melanospila
Saxicola caprata
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bergii
Sterna sumatrana
Stiltia isabella
Streptopelia bitorquata
Streptopelia chinensis
Taeniopygia guttata
Tringa glareola
Tringa totanus
Turnix maculosa
Tyto alba App II
Zosterops chloris
Zosterops wallacei
  List of Mammals (32 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lower Risk App I
Balaenoptera musculus Endengered App I
Bubalus bubalis
Cervus timorensis
Crocidura monticola
Cynopterus brachyotis Lower Risk
Delphinus delphis Insufficiently Know App II
Dobsonia peronii Vulnerable
Dugong dugon Vulnerable App I
Equus caballus
Feresa attenuata Deficient Data App. II
Grampus griseus Deficient Data App II
Herpestes javanicus App III
Kogia breviceps Insufficiently Know App II
Kogia simus Insufficiently Know App II
Komodomys rintjanus Vulnerable
Lagenodelphis hosei Deficient Data App. II
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Muntiacus muntjak
Myotis adversus
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable
Peponocephala electra Insufficiently Know App II
Physeter macrocephalus Vulnerable App I
Pteropus alecto App II
Pteropus lombocensis App II
Rattus argentiventer
Rhinolophus megaphyllus
Stenella attenuata Lower Risk App II
Stenella longirostris Lower Risk App II
Steno bredanensis Deficient Data App II
Sus scrofa
Tursiops truncatus Deficient Data App II
 
  List of Fish (511 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Abudefduf lorentzi
Abudefduf septemfasciatus
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Abudefduf sordidus
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus blochii
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus maculiceps
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Acanthurus olivaceus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus triostegus
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Acreichthys tomentosus
Aeoliscus strigatus
Aethaloperca rogaa
Amanses scopas
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Amblyeleotris guttata
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Amblyeleotris wheeleri
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
Amblygobius decussatus
Amblygobius nocturnus
Amblygobius phalaena
Amblygobius rainfordi
Amblygobius sphinx
Amblypomacentrus breviceps
Amphiprion clarkii
Amphiprion melanopus
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion perideraion
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Anampses melanurus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses twistii
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Apogon angustatus
Apogon apogonides
Apogon aureus
Apogon chrysopomus
Apogon chrysotaenia
Apogon compressus
Apogon cooki
Apogon cyanosoma
Apogon exostigma
Apogon fragilis
Apogon frenatus
Apogon guamensis
Apogon hartzfeldi
Apogon hoevenii
Apogon lateralis
Apogon moluccensis
Apogon nigrofasciatus
Apogon novemfasciatus
Apogon parvulus
Apogon taeniophorus
Apogon thermalis
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Aprion virescens
Archamia biguttata
Archamia fucata
Archamia zosterophora
Arothron hispidus
Arothron manillensis
Arothron nigropunctatus
Arothron stellatus
Aspidontus taeniatus
Aulostomus chinensis
Balistapus undulatus
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Bathygobius cyclopterus
Bodianus anthioides
Bodianus axillaris
Bodianus bilunulatus
Bodianus diana
Bodianus mesothorax
Bryaninops yongei
Caesio caerulaurea
Caesio cuning
Caesio lunaris
Caesio teres
Canthigaster bennetti
Canthigaster compressa
Canthigaster coronata
Canthigaster solandri
Canthigaster valentini
Carangoides ferdau
Carangoides fulvoguttatus
Carangoides plagiotaenia
Caranx ignobilis
Caranx melampygus
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge bispinosus
Centropyge flavicauda
Centropyge nox
Centropyge vrolikii
Cephalopholis argus
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Cephalopholis leopardus
Cephalopholis microprion
Cephalopholis miniatus
Cephalopholis sonnerati
Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Cephalopholis urodeta
Chaetodon adiergastos
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon baronessa
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon citrinellus
Chaetodon decussatus
Chaetodon ephippium
Chaetodon guentheri
Chaetodon kleinii
Chaetodon lineolatus
Chaetodon lunula
Chaetodon melannotus
Chaetodon meyeri
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Chaetodon rafflesi
Chaetodon selene
Chaetodon speculum
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chaetodon ulietensis
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Chaetodon vagabundus
Chaetodon xanthurus
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Cheiloprion labiatus
Chelmon rostratus
Choerodon anchorago
Choerodon zosterophorus
Chromis alpha
Chromis amboinensis
Chromis analis
Chromis atripectoralis
Chromis atripes
Chromis caudalis
Chromis delta
Chromis elerae
Chromis lepidolepis
Chromis lineata
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis retrofasciata
Chromis scotochilopterus
Chromis viridis
Chromis weberi
Chromis xanthochir
Chromis xanthura
Chrysiptera bleekeri
Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rollandi
Chrysiptera springeri
Chrysiptera talboti
Chrysiptera unimaculata
Cirrhitichthys falco
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Cirripectes auritus
Cirripectes castaneus
Conger cinereus
Coradion chrysozonus
Coradion melanopus
Coris gaimard
Coris pictoides
Corythoichthys amplexus
Corythoichthys intestinalis
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Cryptocentrus nigrocellatus
Cryptocentrus octofasciatus
Cryptocentrus strigilliceps
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Ctenogobiops tangaroai
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
Dascyllus aruanus
Dascyllus melanurus
Dascyllus reticulatus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Diademichthys lineatus
Diagramma pictum
Diodon hystrix
Diproctacanthus xanthurus
Dischistodus chrysopoecilus
Dischistodus fasciatus
Dischistodus perspicillatus
Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Doryrhamphus excisus
Echeneis naucrates
Echidna nebulosa
Ecsenius bandanus
Ecsenius bathi
Ecsenius bicolor
Ecsenius melarchus
Ecsenius namiyei
Elagatis bipinnulatus
Epibulus insidiator
Epinephelus areolatus
Epinephelus coioides
Epinephelus fasciatus
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Epinephelus hexagonatus
Epinephelus maculatus
Epinephelus merra
Epinephelus ongus
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Epinephelus quoyanus
Epinephelus tauvina
Euthynnus affinis
Eviota bifasciata
Eviota nigriventris
Eviota pellucida
Eviota sebreei
Exallias brevis
Forcipiger flavissimus
Fusigobius longispinus
Genicanthus lamarcki
Gerres abbreviatus
Gnathanodon speciosus
Gnathodentex aurolineatus
Gnatholepis scapulostigma
Gomphosus varius
Grammatorcynus bilineatus
Gunnelichthys curiosus
Gunnelichthys monostigma
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Gymnothorax javanicus
Gymnothorax zonipectus
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres chloropterus
Halichoeres chrysus
Halichoeres hartzfeldi
Halichoeres hortulanus
Halichoeres margaritaceus
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres melanurus
Halichoeres ornatissimus
Halichoeres podostigma
Halichoeres prosopeion
Halichoeres purpurescens
Halichoeres scapularis
Halichoeres schwartzi
Halichoeres solorensis
Halichoeres trimaculatus
Helcogramma striata
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Hemigymnus melapterus
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Heniochus acuminatus
Heniochus chrysostomus
Heniochus diphreutes
Heniochus singularius
Heniochus varius
Heteroconger hassi
Hipposcarus longiceps
Hologymnosus doliatus
Hoplolatilus starcki
Istigobius ornatus
Kyphosus cinerascens
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Labrichthys unilineatus
Labroides bicolor
Labroides dimidiatus
Labroides pectoralis
Lactoria fornasini
Leptojulis cyanopleura
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus erythtracanthus
Lethrinus genivittatus
Lethrinus harak
Lethrinus obsoletus
Lethrinus olivaceus
Lethrinus ornatus
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
Lethrinus variegatus
Liza vaigiensis
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Lutjanus biguttatus
Lutjanus bohar
Lutjanus carponotatus
Lutjanus ehrenbergi
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Lutjanus fulvus
Lutjanus gibbus
Lutjanus kasmira
Lutjanus lutjanus
Lutjanus monostigma
Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Lutjanus rivulatus
Lutjanus russelli
Lutjanus vitta
Macolor macularis
Macolor niger
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Malacanthus brevirostris
Malacanthus latovittatus
Manta birostris
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Meiacanthus ditrema
Meiacanthus grammistes
Melichthys vidua
Monotaxis grandoculis
Moringua javanica
Muraenichthys macropterus
Myripristis hexagona
Myripristis kuntee
Myripristis melanosticta
Myripristis murdjan
Myripristis violacea
Myripristis vittata
Naso brevirostris
Naso hexacanthus
Naso lituratus
Naso lopezi
Naso thynnoides
Naso unicornis
Naso vlamingii
Nemateleotris decora
Nemateleotris magnifica
Nemipterus hexodon
Neoniphon argenteus
Neoniphon sammara
Neopomacentrus azysron
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
Neopomacentrus nemurus
Oplopomus oplopomus
Ostracion meleagris
Ostracion solorensis
Oxymonocanthus longirostris
Paracaesio xanthurus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Parachaetodon ocellatus
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Paracirrhites forsteri
Paraluterus prionurus
Parapercis clathrata
Parapercis cylindrica
Parapercis hexophthalma
Parapercis millepunctata
Parapercis tetracantha
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Parioglossus formosus
Parioglossus palustris
Parioglossus raoi
Parupeneus barberinoides
Parupeneus barberinus
Parupeneus bifasciatus
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus macronema
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Pentapodus trivittatus
Pervagor janthinosoma
Petroscirtes breviceps
Petroscirtes mitratus
Plagiotremus laudandus
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchus
Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Platax pinnatus
Platax teira
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
Plectropomus laevis
Plectropomus maculatus
Pleurosicya elongata
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus navarchus
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Pomacentrus alexanderae
Pomacentrus amboinensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus chrysurus
Pomacentrus coelestis
Pomacentrus lepidogenys
Pomacentrus moluccensis
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus
Pomacentrus pavo
Pomacentrus philippinus
Pomacentrus reidi
Pomacentrus simsiang
Pomacentrus smithi
Pomacentrus tripunctatus
Pomacentrus vaiuli
Pseudanthias dispar
Pseudanthias hutchtii
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Pseudanthias lori
Pseudanthias luzonensis
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Pseudanthias smithvanezi
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Pseudanthias tuka
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Pseudocheilinus evanides
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Pseudocoris heteroptera
Pseudocoris yamashiroi
Pseudodax moluccanus
Pteragogus enneacanthus
Ptereleotris evides
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Ptereleotris microlepis
Pterocaesio digramma
Pterocaesio marri
Pterocaesio pisang
Pterocaesio tessellata
Pterocaesio tile
Pterocaesio trilineata
Pygoplites diacanthus
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Rhabdamia gracilis
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Rhinecanthus rectangulatus
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Rhinomuraena quasita
Salarias fasciatus
Salarias guttatus
Sargocentron diadema
Saurida gracilis
Scarus flavipectoralis
Scarus ghobban
Scarus prasiognathus
Scarus quoyi
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis bilineatus
Scolopsis ciliatus
Scolopsis lineatus
Scolopsis margaritifer
Scolopsis monogramma
Scolopsis trilineatus
Scolopsis xenochrous
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
Selar crumenophthalmus
Siganus argenteus
Siganus canaliculatus
Siganus corallinus
Siganus guttatus
Siganus puellus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus spinus
Siganus virgatus
Siganus vulpinus
Signigobius biocellatus
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Spratelloides gracilis
Stegastes nigricans
Stethojulis bandanensis
Stethojulis interrupta
Stethojulis strigiventer
Stethojulis trilineata
Stonogobiops nematodes
Sufflamen bursa
Sufflamen chrysopterus
Symphorus nematophorus
Synchiropus morrisoni
Synodus dermatogenys
Synodus jaculum
Synodus variegatus
Terapon jarbua
Thalassoma amblycephalum
Thalassoma hardwickii
Thalassoma janseni
Thalassoma lunare
Thalassoma purpureum
Triaenodon obesus
Trimma tevegae
Upeneus tragula
Valamugil buchanani
Valenciennea longipinnis
Valenciennea muralis
Valenciennea puellaris
Valenciennea sexguttata
Valenciennea strigata
Variola albomarginata
Variola louti
Xyrichthys pentadactylus
Yongeichthys nebulosus
Zanclus cornutus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma veliferum
Zenarchopterus gilli
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Amphibians (2 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Kaloula baleata
Oreophryne sp.
  List of Reptiles (25 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Cerberus rhynchops
Chelonia mydas Endengered App I
Cosymbotus platyurus
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Cyrtodactylus darmandvillei
Cyrtodactylus laevigatus
Dibamus novaeguineae
Draco volans
Elaphe subradiata
Emoia similis
Emoia sp.
Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endengered App I
Gekko gekko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Mabuya multifasciata
Naja naja App II
Peropus mutilatus
Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Sphenomorphus florensis
Sphenomorphus schlegeli
Trimeresurus albolabris
Typhlops polygrammicus
Varanus komodoensis Vulnerable App I
Varanus salvator App II
Vipera russellii
  List of Vegetations (23 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Avicennia marina
Bruguiera sp.
Calophyllum inophyllum
Cassia javanica
Ceriops candolleana
Ceriops tagal
Cymodocea rotundata
Cymodocea serrulata
Enhalus acoroides
Gleichenia oleosa
Halodule pinifolia
Halophila minor
Halophila ovalis
Ipomoea pescaprae
Lumnitzera racemosa
Rhizophora mucronata
Rhizophora sp.
Sonneratia alba
Sonneratia sp.
Sterculia foetida
Syringodium isoetifolium
Terminalia catappa
Thalassia hemprichii