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Jiao 蛟 illustration from the 1725 Gujin Tushu Jicheng. Jiaolong (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍; pinyin: jiāolóng; Wade–Giles: chiao-lung) or jiao (chiao, kiao) is a dragon in Chinese mythology, often defined as a "scaled dragon"; it is hornless according to certain scholars and said to be aquatic or river-dwelling.
It is commonly known as the Chinese water dragon, [2] [3] Indochinese water dragon, [4] [5] Asian water dragon, [6] [7] [5] Thai water dragon, [3] or green water dragon. [3] [5] Chinese water dragons are large diurnal lizards adapted for dense subtropical forests replete with unpolluted streams. They are semi-arboreal, roosting at night on ...
Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Chinemys megalocephala) Yellow pond turtle (Mauremus mutica) Red-necked pond turtle (Mauremys nigricans) Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis)
Boyd's forest dragon . Moloch (thorny devil) 1 Thorny devil (M. horridus) Physignathus (Chinese water dragon) 1 Chinese water dragon (P. cocincinus) Pogona (bearded dragons) 6 Central bearded dragon (P. vitticeps) Rankinia (heath dragon) 1 Mountain heath dragon (R. diemensis) Tropicagama (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon) 1 Swamplands ...
The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) and Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) can also exceed this length. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The frilled lizard ( Chlamydosaurus kingii ) has length up to 85 cm (2.79 ft) and mass up to 870 g (1.92 lb), [ 28 ] probably even 900 g (2 lb) [ 29 ]
Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology; Four Perils; Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.
Water dragon may refer to: Sea serpent, a type of sea monster that is sometimes known as the Water Dragon; Australian water dragon, Intellagama lesueurii, a lizard native to eastern Australia; Chinese water dragon, Physignathus cocincinus, a lizard native to mainland Asia; Saururus cernuus, plant species also known as water-dragon
Sun Loong was originally over 60 m (200 ft) long. Bendigo was very proud of the fact he was the longest imperial dragon in the southern hemisphere.However, in 1980, the Chinese community in Melbourne purchased Dai Loong, a processional dragon they intended to be a metre or so longer than Sun Loong.