General Discussion

I can think of a few candidates, here they are. Basing it off the most popular types of dragons we see in history/media since technically dragons can look like anything [b]Draco lizards:[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Draco_taeniopterus_Gunther%2C_1861_from_Bulon.jpg/1021px-Draco_taeniopterus_Gunther%2C_1861_from_Bulon.jpg[/img] [size=2]Photo: user Psumuseum on wikimedia[/size] [b]Pros: [/b]Has 4 limbs AND wings, very traditionally dragon like shape [b]Cons: [/b]Tiny (fits in hand), wings aren't technically limbs (they're ribs [emoji=spiral scared size=1]), can only glide [b]Olm:[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/P_anguinus-head.jpg[/img] [size=2]Photo: Arne Hodalic[/size] [b]Pros: [/b]Serpentine, very dragon like head shape [b]Cons: [/b]Tiny (school ruler size), amphibian not reptile [b]Pterosaur:[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Quetzalcoatlus_northropi_model.jpg/1024px-Quetzalcoatlus_northropi_model.jpg[/img] [size=2]Photo: user Ghedoghedo on wikimedia (model from Natural History Museum Karlsruhe)[/size] [b]Pros: [/b]BIG (biggest at 11m wingspan), can really fly [b]Cons: [/b]The big ones have a weird body shape that reminds me more of giraffe than reptile [b]This thing (yi qi) (a "scansiopteryid" dinosaur idk if I spelt that right):[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Yiqi_NT.jpg[/img] [size=2]Restoration: Nobu Tamura[/size] [b]Pros: [/b]Multiple fingered wings [b]Cons: [/b]Tiny (regular bird size), likely couldn't achieve true flight Cast your votes... or (please) enlighten me of other candidates

Thanks for the suggestions! Getting to see some great lizards (and one great fish) today. [quote name="ShadowDragon606" date="2023-08-05 08:28:13" ] May I offer the armadillo lizard as consideration? [/quote] @ShadowDragon606 Now that's a spicy looking creature. The ridged and spiked scales do give them a fierce dragony look! [quote name="Xionahri" date="2023-08-05 09:03:57" ] Fun fact: the last finger is not actually a finger (it, like almost all other theropods, only has three). It's a [i]very[/i] elongated wristbone. Those animals were weird. [/quote] @Xionahri Ooh, I missed that part. That makes it a bit similar to those "elbow struts" some dragon designs have (my first thought was all the wings of fire dragons but our Guardians have them too). Not quite in the same place, though! [quote name="Xionahri" date="2023-08-05 09:03:57" ] Also, I'd like to throw oarfish into the ring. They have been the basis of many sea dragon sightings. [/quote] Ah yes, the creature that freaked me out when I first caught it in Animal Crossing. I still can't believe how huge they are. Straight up sea serpents. [quote name="Saccharine" date="2023-08-05 09:10:37" ] Sailfin lizards. [/quote] @Saccharine I saw a picture of one awhile ago and was stunned by how gorgeous and mythical it looked. And how it reminded me of Temeraire. [quote name="DinosaurFeathers" date="2023-08-05 09:33:28" ] Komodo Dragon Picture [/quote] @DinosaurFeathers I like how you only posted the picture like it needed no introduction lol. This one is a classic! They get bonus points for being terrifying. [quote name="Ventoux" date="2023-08-05 10:46:57" ] [font=Comic Sans MS]The Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea) [/quote] @Ventoux I don't think I've seen that one before - wow, its scales look out of this world.

Although a very unique and joking answer, may I contribute the one and only Chicken-O-Saurus. The man made creation of a chicken and dinosaur. [img]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VxT2jjENRDLjomvwShsPn7-1200-80.jpg[/img] The perfect image of the chicken who never made it across the road. Sad sight to see, yet it’s the circle of life.