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Soa-Soa Water Lizard
File:Newfoundland Lizhound (Inostrancevia ).jpg
General information
Universe Real Life
Aliases Newfoundland Inostrancevia
Classification Inostrancevia
Species type Gorgonopsid
Homeworld Earth
Environment Tba
Intelligence Non-sapient
Biochemistry Carbon-based lifeform
Discovered 1970
Discoverer Tba
Biological information
Reproduction Sexual; lays eggs
Average length 1m (3' 3.37")
Locomotion Quadrupedal
Feeding behavior Carivorous
Prey Newfoundland Scutosaurus, Newfoundland animals
Distinctive features Large sail on his tail
Eye color Yellow
Lineage information
Ancestor(s) Inostrancevia alexandri
Related species Inostrancevia, Hydrosaurus celebensis, Hydrosaurus microlophus, Mega Gardevior
Cultural information
Alignment True Neutral
Sociocultral characteristics
Scientific taxonomy
Planet Earth
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Infrakingdom Bilateria (Animals with bilateral symmetry)
Superphylum Deuterostomia (Blastophore becomes anus)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates)
Subphylum Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
Superclass Tetrapoda (Animals with four limbs)
Class Reptilia (Reptiles)
Subclass Diapsida (Diapsids -- two holes in the sides of the skull)
Infraclass Sauria (Saurians)
Superorder Lepidosauria (Reptiles with overlapping scales)
Order Squamata (Amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes)
Suborder Iguania (Iguanians)
Infraorder Chamaeleontiformes (Species more closely related to the Common Chameleon than the Bush Lizard, Green Iguana, or Weapontail)
Superfamily Acrodonta (Chameleons & Dragon Lizards)
Family Agamidae (Dragon Lizards)
Subfamily Hydrosaurinae
Genus Inostrancevia
Other information
Status Vulnerable

The Newfoundland Lizhound (Inostrancevia ) is a species of giant gorgonopsid endemic to Newfoundland.

Physiology and behavior[]

Newfoundland Lizhound are scaled large gorgonopsid, growing up to a meter ???.

They display sexual dimorphism with males possessing a larger crest than females. Males will also gain a shade of violet as they age; females will remain less colorful.

Habitat[]

Newfoundland Lizhound can be found in TBA. Unfortunately they are often confused for their relative, the Inostrancevia alexandri. This means that it has become uncertain their exact distribution.

Soa-Soa Habitat

The habitat of the Soa-Soa.

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