‘Dracarys’: New ‘dragon’ species named after House of the Dragon’s Syrax discovered in Thailand
- Image(s): Left/ HBO/Right/Walailak University, Nakhon Sithammarat, ThailandA newly described mountain horned dragon from western Thailand has given the world a species name with a fantasy-inspired twist.
- Researchers have named the small, spiny lizard Acanthosaura syrax, after Syrax, the dragon ridden by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
- The animal was found in the high-elevation evergreen forests of Mae Wong National Park, where it appears to occupy a restricted mountain habitat above 1,300 metres.
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- Image(s): Left/ HBO/Right/Walailak University, Nakhon Sithammarat, ThailandA newly described mountain horned dragon from western Thailand has given the world a species name with a fantasy-inspired twist.
- Researchers have named the small, spiny lizard Acanthosaura syrax, after Syrax, the dragon ridden by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
- The animal was found in the high-elevation evergreen forests of Mae Wong National Park, where it appears to occupy a restricted mountain habitat above 1,300 metres.
Sources: Times of India