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'''"Walking lizards"''' or '''"tattooed lizards"''' are a species of lizards which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of [[Sothoryos]], known as the [[Green Hell]].
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[[File: WalkingLizard KevinCatalan.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A walking lizard, by Kevin Catalan]]
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'''"Walking lizards"''' or '''"tattooed lizards"''' are a species of lizard, which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of [[Sothoryos]], known as the [[Green Hell]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
These lizards are tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They have long curved claws, which they use to rip their prey apart.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}
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These lizards appear to be tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They also have long curved claws on their hind legs, which they use to rip their prey apart.{{Ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Syrio Forel]] describes seeing rare live specimens kept in the exotic animal menagerie of the [[Sealord]] of [[Braavos]].{{ref|AGOT|50}}
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[[Syrio Forel]] tells [[Arya Stark]] about the rare live specimens of walking lizards kept in the exotic [[animal]] [[Sealord's menagerie|menagerie]] of the [[Sealord]] of [[Braavos]].{{ref|AGOT|50}}
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===''A Dance With Dragons''===
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[[Victarion Greyjoy]] wonders if the rumors about [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[dragon]]s are true, or if they are only tattooed lizards from the swamps of [[Sothoryos]].{{ref|adwd|56}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{quote|Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. Such animals as you have never seen, striped horses, great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging manticores, tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch, terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.{{ref|AGOT|50}}}} - [[Syrio Forel]] to [[Arya Stark]]
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{{quote|Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the [[Sealord's menagerie]]. Such animals as you have never seen, [[zorse|striped horses]], great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging [[manticore]]s, [[pouch tiger|tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch]], terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.|[[Syrio Forel]] to [[Arya Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|50}}}}
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{{quote|Like as not, the girl would prove to be some pock-faced slattern with teats slapping against her knees, "her dragons" no more than tattooed lizards from the swamps of Sothoryos.|[[Victarion Greyjoy]] thinking about [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her dragons{{ref|adwd|56}}}}
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==Behind the Scenes==
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It is likely that the "terrible" walking lizards are a kind of [[w:Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid]] [[w:dinosaur|dinosaur]], such as ''[[w:velociraptor|Velociraptor]]'' or ''[[w:Deinonychus|Deinonychus]]''. "Dinosaur" means "terrible lizard", "dromeosaurid" means "running lizard", and they have a large scythe-like claw on their hind legs. Furthermore, [[George R.R. Martin]] greatly enjoyed the novel ''[[w:Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]]'',<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/428414.html?thread=21689214#t21689214 The Dinosaurs Are Coming (June 7, 2015)]</ref> which popularized velociraptors as vicious killers.<ref>Wikipedia: [[w:Velociraptor in popular culture|Velociraptor in popular culture]]</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 06:29, 6 April 2022

A walking lizard, by Kevin Catalan

"Walking lizards" or "tattooed lizards" are a species of lizard, which can be found in the unexplored southern jungles of Sothoryos, known as the Green Hell.[1]

Appearance

These lizards appear to be tattooed, and run down their prey on their powerful hind legs. They also have long curved claws on their hind legs, which they use to rip their prey apart.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Syrio Forel tells Arya Stark about the rare live specimens of walking lizards kept in the exotic animal menagerie of the Sealord of Braavos.[2]

A Dance With Dragons

Victarion Greyjoy wonders if the rumors about Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons are true, or if they are only tattooed lizards from the swamps of Sothoryos.[3]

Quotes

Hear me. The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return, their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. Such animals as you have never seen, striped horses, great spotted things with necks as long as stilts, hairy mouse-pigs as big as cows, stinging manticores, tigers that carry their cubs in a pouch, terrible walking lizards with scythes for claws. Syrio Forel has seen these things.

Like as not, the girl would prove to be some pock-faced slattern with teats slapping against her knees, "her dragons" no more than tattooed lizards from the swamps of Sothoryos.

Victarion Greyjoy thinking about Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons[3]

Behind the Scenes

It is likely that the "terrible" walking lizards are a kind of dromaeosaurid dinosaur, such as Velociraptor or Deinonychus. "Dinosaur" means "terrible lizard", "dromeosaurid" means "running lizard", and they have a large scythe-like claw on their hind legs. Furthermore, George R.R. Martin greatly enjoyed the novel Jurassic Park,[4] which popularized velociraptors as vicious killers.[5]

References