Elignatidae
Elignatidae is a small family of dragons, characterised by an extremely slender, whip-like tail.
Elignatids are found across the Milky Way, nature, and earth magics. Often born with ties to fire, these dragons typically inhabit hot, volcanic planets.
Taxonomy
Elignatids are one of two families in the order Elignatiformes. With thirty species, it is one of the smallest families. They're closely related to Plumeridae, feathertail dragons.
Anatomy
These dragons typically have a wyvern's body plan, with a slender body, two legs, a large head, slender tail, and large wings that serve as arms. Most species are brightly coloured with triangular, ribbed scales.
All species are sexually dimorphic, exhibiting unique patterns between males and females. Mothwings are the most distinctly dimorphic, males having brown wings while females have a bright pink and yellow.
The whip-like tail is the distinctive feature in all Elignatids. Threadtails have the longest tail in proportion to the body, with the tail three times the length of the torso.
The smallest dragon in this genus is the pygmy threadtail measuring in at just five feet, including the tail. The largest species is the great dusktail, with a wingspan of almost a hundred feet.
Genuses & Species
(This list is incomplete!)Allapapilla
Mothwings are typically associated with nature and earth magics.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| A. acanthinus | Thorny Mothwing | Gorsona, Adamne |
| A. collulaquearia | Frilled Mothwing | Southern Terasa, Norrab |
| A. fuscii | Brown Mothwing | Southern Agaria, Emycelium |
| A. labeslutis | Mudslide Mothwing | Titani, Adamne |
| A. marinus | Marine Mothwing | Global, Elepora |
| A. tigrimitis | Tigress Mothwing | Spirit Isles, Emycelium |
| A. sollicitus | Concerned Mothwing | Global, Temperil |
Secaudasaurigna
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| S. aranadaxa | Wiretail | Scorched Lands, Nalmaria |
| S. densacuta | Sharptooth wiretail | Chrihaia Lake, Hell |
| S. ingens | Giant Wiretail | Dragon Forest, Osao |
| S. regalia | Regal wiretail | Jaicha Cave System, Cavotov |
Serpecaudata
There are nine species of threadtail, all native to Dracosei besides one.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| S. etreaensis | Etrean threadtail | Etrea, Dracosei |
| S. festiva | Festive threadtail | Northern Maerkhor, Dracosei |
| S. jovii | Jovian threadtail | Sun-Scattered Mountains, Jupiter |
| S. pellidensa | Woolly threadtail | Northern Maerkhor, Dracosei |
| S. pygmaeus | Pygmy threadtail | Platus Sea, Otonan |
| S. solisorgana | Sunspot threadtail | Red Rock Island, Dracosei |
| S. tropicaci | Blue-striped threadtail | Botanic Bogs, Dracosei |
| S. vulgaris | Common threadtail | Botanic Bogs, Dracosei |
| S. wellosonnii | Wellosonn's Threadtail | Wellosonn's Archipelago, Dracosei |
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