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12-08-2010, 06:35 PM
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A Toruk-like lizard on Earth!
Unfortunately it's only a few centimetres
 Mini-Slideshow: Tiny Dragon Similar to Avatar's Turoks : TreeHugger I still want one though! 
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12-08-2010, 06:41 PM
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What's the real "Toruk Alike" with it? If it's the wings being red... then that's all I can see :/ Its wings are even separated from its front legs. Toruk has only wings
 Otherwise... cool lizard  Edit: Oh wait! Now when I look more closely at the pattern on the wings...  Wow...
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12-08-2010, 11:09 PM
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Awesome! And those veins are actually their ribs, whoa...
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12-09-2010, 01:45 AM
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James Cameron went to a lot of places... I wonder if this was his inspiration
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12-09-2010, 02:15 AM
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The colors on the wings are almost identical
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12-09-2010, 03:33 AM
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Very cool looking. Its weird how the wings look very alien compared to the body.
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12-09-2010, 03:54 AM
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Seen this before, but it's still awesome to see again. You can really see where JC got his inspiration for Toruk.
Would love to see a bunch of those fly off en masse like in the fanlizard scene.
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12-09-2010, 08:30 AM
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Yeah the patterns / colors are almost identical. Interesting
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12-09-2010, 10:22 AM
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Awesome lizard! Very Toruk like. I want one
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12-09-2010, 10:48 AM
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Ah, yes, the Draco genus.
Indeed, Draco Volans is the chief contributor to the Toruk's coloration. The entire genus, belonging to the family Agamidae (the same family as bearded dragons), possesses extended, membrane-covered ribs that allow them to glide between trees. There are also a group of snakes that have adapted this ability, and a few frogs that can glide with the webbing between their toes. I've seen pictures of these lizards before, and I figured that the Toruk was made after either a Monarch butterfly or a member of the Draco genus, with the beak/jaw design being made after Jurassic/Cretaceous era Pterosaurs. Quote:
Alas, they are solitary animals, and can only glide; not gain altitude. You would also have to be up pretty high to see one; they primarily use it as an escape mechanism against snakes and other arboreal predators, and when they aren't, they blend into the tree bark almost perfectly, flattening themselves against it to reduce their body outline/silhouette. Quote:
The only thing is the gliding. I know people who keep frilled lizards (another member of Agamidae) almost never see them flare the frill, since it's a defense mechanism, and (ideally :/) they should never be so frightened or stressed as to feel the need to evert the frill; if they are, they are likely not doing well. So if the "flying" is a defense mechanism, you shouldn't be seeing them do it. Besides, if you wanted them to, you would have to turn almost a whole room into their enclosure to give them enough space to do it. So, they are very very rare in the herp market (if available at all), but someone dedicated enough might find one. After the enclosure is set up, feeding and watering should be about the same as any other Agamid lizard; most of them prefer crickets, so crickets dusted with multivitamins/gut loaded with supplements should be offered once a day/every other day. I'm not sure if they live in a humid place or not, but keeping clean water and reasearching the humidity requirements is a good idea.
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12-09-2010, 06:17 PM
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What's interesting is the grey vein looking markings are markings.. you can see the ribs as the more curved lines like you would on a dragonwing.
Very cool markings, there are some butterflies that have the same colors in their wings, but then...they're insects and not nearly as cool! hehehe.
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12-09-2010, 06:51 PM
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Wow, that's a beautiful lizard
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12-12-2010, 07:47 PM
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What's really cool about that little critter, aside from his akin to "Leonopteryx" is the fact that it does appear that the "wings" are seperate from his arms and legs. A very beautiful little animal.
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12-12-2010, 09:40 PM
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It's absolutely awesome ! I saw a documentary few years back about this species of lizards, they are very rare, but also very beautiful
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