Robert Valentic / Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) basking in mallee / heathland habitat on the Murrayville Track in the Big Desert Wilderness of north-western Victoria, Australia.

Robert Valentic / Phuket horned tree lizard (Acanthosaura phuketensis) near Bang Pae Waterfall, Khao Phra Thaew NP, Phuket Island, Thailand.

Cyril Ruoso / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) scavenging Water buffalo carcass. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Cyril Ruoso / View of Komdodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) from nest, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Non-ex

Georgette Douwma / Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) on beach, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris) reflected, Socotra, Yemen, February 2007. Digitally created image

Neil Lucas / Sun shining through the branches of a Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris) in mountainous desert, Socotra, Yemen, February 2007

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood trees (Dracena cinnibaris) and Desert rose (Adenium obesum socotranum) in Momi Valley, Socotra Island, Yemen, February 2008

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragons, 2-day-old (V. komodoensis) Hatchlings climb trees to avoid being eaten by predators.

Mary McDonald / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) hood raised - captive NHU Programme Publicity Dragons Alive (Feb 04)

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatchling, 4 days old. Komodo Island, Indonesia. The young climb trees to escape being eaten by adult dragons.

Robert Valentic / Gippsland Water Dragon (Intellegama lesuerii howittii) male, upper Pambula River, New South Wales, Australia. Controlled conditions