| Catoblepas | |||
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| General information | |||
| Classification | Catoblepa urus lybicus | ||
| Species type | Bovine | ||
| Environment | Ethiopia | ||
| Intelligence | Non-Sapient | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Related species | Wildebeest | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animlia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Artiodactyla | ||
| Family | Bovidae | ||
| Genus | Catoblepa | ||
| Species | C. urus | ||
| Subspecies | C. u. lybicus | ||
| Other information | |||
The Catoblepas is a creature from Ethiopian mythology.
Biology[]
It is said to be able to turn victims to stone with its gaze like a Gorgon or poison them with its breath like the Hydra.
Trivia[]
- This creature is believed to be inspired by the wildebeest.