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Appearance
These dragons are normally small and have two legs. They sometimes have 'wings'
formed from their ribs, much like reptiles of the Draco genus. These wings are not
true limbs. It should be noted that old sources view these as the same as the versions
with proper wings... both of these can be called wyverns. This does not make sense from an
evolutionary point of view. Evolving ribs to be wings is not the same as evolving a set of
legs into a pair of wings.
Lifestyle/Habitat
They are normally found in Europe.
Flight
Rib wings are generally quite fragile. They are not suitable for powered flight, but
are good for gliding. Pictures of the wings vary between old sources. Some have very small wings
and some larger ones. Among the existing Draco reptiles, different species vary in how good
they are at gliding. It is likely that the same is true of the dragons. Some may be clumsy gliders,
barely able to cover any distance. Others might be very good at it, to the point of being
mistaken for true fliers.
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