Komodon

Komodon is a Fanged Wyvern

English: Komodon Japanese: コモドン Latin: N/A

Physiology
Komodon is a quadrupedal monster that, as its name suggests, resembles a Komodo dragon. It has highly developed limbs, sharp fangs and claws. Its forelegs are extremely powerful and its claws are its primary weapons. It brown armored hide, tinged with yellow, is reminiscent of chain-mail armor. They're tails are as long as their bodies and are used for support for standing upright. Despite its hulking size, Komodon is capable of short bursts of speed to surprise and catch targets off guard.

Abilities
Komodon's main weapons are its large, sharp, curved claws. These claws are ideal for burrowing or climbing up trees. These claws can easily tear through flesh. Komodon also possess a venomous bite, thanks to special organs in their jaws that produce toxic proteins. Their tails are also very powerful and are used as whips to stun and knock down prey.

Behavior
Komodon are solitary wyverns, only coming together to eat or breed. Even though they actively hunt for prey, they will readily feed on carrion if live food isn't available. Despite this they have very slow metabolisms, able to go long periods of time without food.

Habitat
Komodon prefers hot and dry places, and typically lives in dry, open areas.

Etymology
Komodon is a combination of the words "Komodo" as in komodo dragon and "don", the Greek word for tooth.