Padar

As with Komodo and Padar, the coastline is generally rugged and rocky although sandy beaches are found in sheltered bays.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

The lizard is found only on the islands of Komodo, Padar, Rinca and Flores in the Lesser Sundas, the driest portion of Indonesia.

Biological diversity in Wallacea 2008

To the east, Padar is a small, narrow island the topography of which rises steeply from the surrounding plains to between 200 m and 300 m.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

The mainland components of the park lie in the rugged coastal areas of western Flores, where surface fresh water is more abundant than on the islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

The species is probably extinct on Padar, where it was last seen in 1975.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Fringing and patch coral reefs are extensive and best developed in the west and north facing areas, the most intact being on the north-east coast of Komodo and the south-west coast of Rinca and Padar.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Varanus komodoensis occupies five islands: Komodo, Padar, Rinca, Gili Motang, and Flores.

Lesser Sundas deciduous forests 2008

The islands of Komodo, Padar, Rinca and Gili Motong and the surrounding waters were declared a 75,000 hectare (ha) national park on 6 March 1980.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

The island of Padar and part of Rinca were first protected in 1938 when they were established as nature reserves and extended in 1965 when Komodo Island was gazetted under Ministerial Decree No. 66.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

Coastal vegetation includes mangrove forest, which occurs in sheltered bays on Komodo, Padar and Rinca.

Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008