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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.