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A “dragon”-like creature climbed near the top of a rocky peak in Laos. The animal’s coloring blended seamlessly into the surrounding patchwork of sunlight and shadows. Well, almost seamlessly.
The Komodo dragon has a tail as long as its body, as well as about 60 frequently replaced, serrated teeth that can measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in length. Its saliva is frequently blood-tinged because its teeth are almost completely covered by gingival tissue that is naturally lacerated during feeding. [29]
The Heighway dragon can be constructed from a base line segment by repeatedly replacing each segment by two segments with a right angle and with a rotation of 45° alternatively to the right and to the left: [2] The first 5 iterations and the 9th. The Heighway dragon is also the limit set of the following iterated function system in the complex ...
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An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".
Photos show the scaly animal discovered in a forest of southern India. ‘Dragon’-like creature — with ‘strong’ claws — found near bus stop. It’s a new species
The scales, though varying slightly in size in different parts, are relatively uniform across the body [3] and are smooth to the touch. [5] A low crest on the back of the neck is often present which males will raise when alarmed [ 6 ] and usually a distinct vertebral series of slightly enlarged scales can be found along the back. [ 5 ]
Gonocephalus grandis, the giant forest dragon or great anglehead lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. [2] It is found in Thailand , Vietnam , Malaysia , Indonesia , and Myanmar . References