Skull Island’s isolation has seen an explosion of diversity among its endemic lizard species, with many developing limited flight capabilities, or gliding - including Discus, feather devils, aerosaurs, and dracos. One group in particular, unique to the island but part of the agamid (or dragon lizard) family, has developed close to a dozen species. These are the remarkable and often spectacular flizards.
Alatusaurus sanguideia (6-8 inches long). The fiery-sc
A. sanguideia (1), Wing-foot (2)
aled A. sanguideia is one of the most common species in the successful flizard genus Alatusaurus, commonly called typical flizards. This species has a long whip-like tail, fully two-thirds of their total length, and a thorny head. Males have the most pronounced spikes on their tiny skulls and use them to intimidate one another. They live on small insects.
sely related to typical flizards, this species has small wing planes between their toes and a primary wing membrane that has migrated forward to run along the forearms, supported in gliding by their elongated little digits.
Alatusaurus cinnabaris (7-10 inches long). The brillia
Grand flizard
nt A. cinnabaris is a fearless hunter of small invertebrates. A plucky little predator, it darts close to big dinosaurs, grabbing arthropods that are disturbed in their destructive wake.
Grand Flizard, Alatusaurus pergrandis (10-13 inches long). The largest of the flizards, the grand flizard can glide only short distances but is a strong climber. Males
A. scintilla
have short hornlike crests over their eyes for territorial fights. Each male grand flizard will try to force his rival off a contested branch, their short horn crests locking like miniature ceratopsians.
Alatusaurus scintilla (4-6 inches long). A vivid berry-eating species, A. scintilla males show off their fire-engine-red colorations to impress females in the dark
Novusaurus biscutica
jungle.
Novusaurus biscutica (6-7 inches long). Sole representatives of their genus, Novusaurus have forked tails and odd cheek wings. They eat only butterflies.
