Morphology

Morphology refers to the specific body sub-types found among the dragon types on Dragon cave. Each morphological type is identified by particular physical characteristics. Morphology generally does not restrict breeding behavior, or game mechanics such as Vampire biting, though it does sometimes have gameplay impacts for features such as the monthly raffle. Additionally, each morphological group has a unique Undead Dragon sprite. Breed morphologies can be found in the Dragon Encyclopedia.
== Amphipteres ==
Amphipteres are winged serpents. They usually have a long, snake-like body, one or more sets of wings, and no other limbs.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Aeria Gloris Dragon 	 	 	 	
Garland Dragon 	 	 	 	
Hydrophidius Dragon 	 	 	 	
Iridichi Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lacula Dragon 	 	 	 	
Magnesium AmphiptereDesert variant shown	 	 	 	
Mirisia Amphiptere 	 	 	 	
Occulri Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Painted Ray Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Skystrider Dragon 	 	 	 	
Skywing Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sonata Dragon
Cirion variant shown 	 	 	 	
Sunsong Amphiptere 	 	 	 	
Two-Finned Bluna 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Amphiptere variants 	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Amphiptere variants 	– 	 	 	
Wintertide Dragon 	 	 	 	
Xocoatl Dragon 	 	 	 	
== Drakes ==
On Dragon Cave, drakes are a separate species to dragons, making them incapable of cross-breeding with other dragon types. Unlike dragons, which may have many morphological classes within a type, drakes share a common morphology. They are defined by being quadrupedal, with leathery wings, and having antlers.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Berry Drake 	 	 	 	
Flint Drake
Light variant shown	 	 	 	
Glaucus Drake 	 	 	 	
Greater Spotted Drake	 	 	 	
Honey Drake 	 	 	 	
Howler Drake 	 	 	 	
Moonglow Drake 	 	 	 	
Morphodrake 	 	 	 	
Ochredrake 	 	 	 	
Pseudo-Wyvern Drake 	 	 	 	
Sabertooth Bull Drake	 	 	 	
Spotted Teal Drake 	 	 	 	
Sunbeam Drake 	 	 	 	
Tarantula Hawk Drake 	 	 	 	
Tatterdrake 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Drake variant	– 	 	 	
Vespine Drake
Yellow variant shown	 	 	 	
Vremya Drake 	 	 	 	
== Eastern dragons ==
Eastern dragons are quadrupedal dragons with long, sometimes serpentine bodies and no wings. Typically, they will also have antlers, a furry mane or ruff extending down the neck or back, and two long whiskers.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Almerald Dragon 	 	 	 	
Amarignis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Aqualis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Blancblack Dragon 	 	 	 	
Bolt Dragon 	 	 	 	
Cloudplume Dragon 	 	 	 	
Flare-Tail Pygmy
Red variant shown	 	 	 	
Gemshard Dragon
Sapphire variant shown	 	 	 	
Heartstealing Dragon	 	 	 	
Kyanite Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Labradorite Dragon 	 	 	 	
Light Weaver 	 	 	 	
Lihnseyre Dragon 	 	 	 	
Marocephalic Dragon 	 	 	 	
Melismor Dragon 	 	 	 	
Scourgekeeper Dragon	 	 	 	
Shimmer-scale Dragon
Gold variant shown	 	 	 	
Silver Dragon 	 	 	 	
Striped River Dragon	 	 	 	
Thousand Wish Dragon	 	 	 	
Thundersnow Dragon 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Eastern variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Eastern variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Eastern variants	– 	 	 	
Venturis Dragon 	 	 	 	
== Leviathans ==
Leviathans have long, snake-like bodies, and often have flippers or fins in place of limbs or wings. These dragons are typically aquatic, though this group also includes Stratos Dragons, which are known to be unable to swim.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Arrakyma Dragon 	 	 	 	
Baikala Dragon
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Ceriuth Dragon 	 	 	 	
Deep Sea Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lalopias Leviathan 	 	 	 	
Lotaan Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sapo Dragon 	 	 	 	
Shallow Water Dragon	 	 	 	
Stratos Dragon
Dawn form shown	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Leviathan variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Leviathan variants	– 	 	 	
Water Dragon 	 	 	 	
== Lindwyrms ==
Lindwyrms are bipedal dragons, with only a set of forelimbs and a long, serpentine body. Though lindwyrms typically have one or more sets of wings on Dragon Cave, the traditional definition is usually wingless.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Blusang Lindwyrm 	 	 	 	
Caihong Dragon 	 	 	 	
Ciriax Lindwyrm
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Elux Lucis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Erador Lindwyrm 	 	 	 	
Harkfrost Dragon 	 	 	 	
Kovos Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Paper Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pryanost Lindwyrm 	 	 	 	
Risensong Dragon 	 	 	 	
Script Dragon 	 	 	 	
Seawyrm Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Setsong Dragon 	 	 	 	
Tideweaver Lindwyrm	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Lindwyrm variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Lindwyrm variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Lindwyrm variants	– 	 	 	
== Western dragons ==
Western dragons are the most populous morphological class on Dragon Cave. These dragons are defined as winged quadrupeds, and frequently have horns.
Dragon breed 	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling 	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Albino Dragon 	 	 	 	
Algarre Dragon 	 	 	 	
Amalthean Dragon 	 	 	 	
Anagallis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Antarean Dragon 	 	 	 	
Arcana Dragon 	 	 	 	
Aria Dragon 	 	 	 	
Arsani Dragon 	 	 	 	
Astaarus Dragon 	 	 	 	
Astrael Dragon
Lime variant shown	 	 	 	
Astralophyne Dragon 	 	 	 	
Avatar of Change 	 	File:Avatar of Change hatchling.PNG 	 	
Avatar of Creation 	 	File:Avatar of Creation hatchling.PNG 	 	
Avatar of Destruction 	 	File:Avatar of Destruction hatchling.PNG	 	
Avea Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Azure Glacewing Dragon 	 	 	 	
Balloon Dragon 	 	 	 	
Bauta Dragon 	 	 	 	
Black Capped Teimarr 	 	 	 	
Black Dragon 	 	 	 	
Black Dragon
Alternate 	 	 	 	
Black Dragon
Alternate 	 	 	 	
Black Marrow 	 	 	 	
Black Tea Dragon 	 	 	 	
Black Truffle Dragon 	 	 	 	
Blacktip Dragon 	 	 	 	
Blazeback Dragon 	 	 	 	
Bleeding Moon Dragon 	 	 	 	
Blizzard Wizard 	 	 	 	
Blue-Banded Dragon 	 	 	 	
Boreal Dragon 	 	 	 	
Brimstone Dragon 	 	 	 	
Brumous Dragon 	 	 	 	
Brute Dragon 	 	 	 	
Caligene Dragon 	 	 	 	
Candelabra Dragon 	 	 	 	
Canopy Dragon 	 	 	 	
Carina Dragon 	 	 	 	
Cassare Dragon 	 	 	 	
Cavern Lurker Dragon 	 	 	 	
Celestial Dragon
Corporeal form shown	 	 	 	
Chaliuba Dragon 	 	 	 	
Cheese Dragon 	 	 	 	
Common Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Crimson Flare Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Crystalline Dragon 	 	 	 	
Dark Lumina Dragon 	 	 	 	
Daydream Dragon 	 	 	 	
Delta Dragon 	 	 	 	
Delta Dragon (Small) 	 	 	 	
Desipis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Diamondwing Dragon 	 	 	 	
Duotone Dragon 	 	 	 	
Dusk Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Electric Dragon 	 	 	 	
Ember Dragon 	 	 	 	
Equinox Dragon 	 	 	 	
Fanalea Dragon 	 	 	 	
Fire Gem Dragon
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Floral-Crowned Dragon 	 	 	 	
Freckled Dragon 	 	 	 	
Frilled Dragon 	 	 	 	
Frostbite Dragon 	 	 	 	
Geminae Dragon 	 	 	 	
Geode Dragon 	 	 	 	
Gilded Bloodscale Dragon	 	 	 	
Glowback Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Gold Dragon 	 	 	 	
Gold-horned Tangar 	 	 	 	
Grave Dragon 	 	 	 	
Green Dragon 	 	 	 	
Guardian Dragon 	 	 	 	
Guardian of Nature 	 	 	 	
Harvest Dragon 	 	 	 	
Heartseeker Dragon 	 	 	 	
Hellhorse Dragon 	 	 	 	
Holly Dragon 	 	 	 	
Hooded Murkling Dragon 	 	 	 	
Hooktalon Dragon 	 	 	 	
Horse Dragon 	 	 	 	
Ice Dragon 	 	 	 	
Imperial Fleshcrowne 	 	 	 	
Incense Dragon 	 	 	 	
Jester Dragon 	 	 	 	
Khusa Dragon 	 	 	 	
Kingcrowne Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lumina Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lunar Herald Dragon
Gold variant shown	 	 	 	
Magi Dragon 	 	 	 	
Mariner Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Misfit Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Mistletoe Dragon 	 	 	 	
Mistlet Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Mistra Dragon 	 	 	 	
Monarch Dragon 	 	 	 	
Moonstone Dragon 	File:Moonstone egg.GIF 	 	 	
Mutamore Dragon 	 	 	 	
Neglected Dragon 	 	 	 	
Neotropical Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nexus Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nilia Pygmy
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Nobleshield Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nocturne Dragon
Night form shown	 	 	 	
Olive Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pargulus Pygmy
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Peach Pied Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pillow Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pink Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pipio Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Pitfire Dragon
Standard form	 	 	 	
Plated Colossus Dragon 	 	 	 	
Purple Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pyralspite Dragon
Almandine variant shown	 	 	 	
Pyrovar Dragon 	 	 	 	
Pyrrhichios Dragon 	 	 	 	
Quonebb Dragon 	 	 	 	
Radiant Angel Dragon 	 	 	 	
Red Dragon 	 	 	 	
Ribbon Dancer 	 	 	 	
Ridgewing Dragon
Purple variant shown	 	 	 	
Rosebud Dragon 	 	 	 	
Royal Blue Dragon 	 	 	 	
Royal Crimson Dragon 	File:Royal Crimson egg.PNG	 	 	
Royal Eminence Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sandwaste Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sapphire Dragon
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Sawtooth Dragon 	 	 	 	
Scymrian Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Seasonal Dragon (Autumn)	 	 	 	
Seasonal Dragon (Spring)	 	 	 	
Seasonal Dragon (Summer)	 	 	 	
Seasonal Dragon (Winter)	 	 	 	
Seraph Dragon 	 	 	 	
Shadow Walker 	 	 	 	
Shumoga Dragon
Pale variant shown	 	 	 	
Sinii Krai Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sinomorph 	– 	– 	– 	
Siyat Dragon
Blue variant shown	 	 	 	
Skysilk Dragon 	 	 	 	
Snow Angel 	 	 	 	
Snow Dragon 	 	 	 	
Solstice Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sophrosyne Dragon 	 	 	 	
Soulstone Dragon 	 	 	 	
Speckle-Throated Dragon 	 	 	 	
Spitfire Dragon 	 	 	 	
Split Dragon 	 	 	 	
Spotted Greenwing 	 	 	 	
Starsinger Dragon 	 	 	 	
Stone Dragon 	 	 	 	
Storm Dragon 	 	 	 	
Storm-Rider Dragon 	 	 	 	
Striped Dragon
White variant shown	 	 	 	
Sunrise Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sunset Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sunstone Dragon 	 	 	 	
Swallowtail Dragon 	 	 	 	
Tercorn Dragon 	 	 	 	
Tetra Dragon 	 	 	 	
Thunder Dragon 	 	 	 	
Tinsel Dragon
Gold variant shown	 	 	 	
Turpentine Dragon 	 	 	 	
Twinklecape Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Ultraviolet Dragon 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Western variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Western variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Western variants	– 	 	 	
Undine Dragon
Regular variant shown	 	 	 	
Valentine Dragon 	 	 	 	
Vampire Dragon 	 	 	 	
Whiptail Dragon 	 	 	 	
White Dragon 	 	 	 	
Witchlight Dragon 	 	 	 	
Wrapping-Wing 	 	 	 	
Yellow-Crowned Dragon 	 	 	 	
Yulebuck 	 	 	 	
Zyumorph
Volcano variant shown	 	 	 	
== Wingless dragons ==
Wingless dragons are quadrupedal dragons with no wings. Though sometimes similar to eastern dragons, wingless dragons usually have a shorter and stockier torso than easterns. Some wingless dragons have vestigial wings.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Aegis Dragon 	 	 	 	
Aranoa Dragon 	 	 	 	
Ash Dragon 	 	 	 	
Crypt Dragon 	 	 	 	
Dark Green Dragon 	 	 	 	
Dorsal Dragon 	 	 	 	
Fell Dragon 	 	 	 	
Furor Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Hunter Dragon 	 	 	 	
Leodon Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lightstreak Dragon 	 	 	 	
Magma Dragon 	 	 	 	
Mint Dragon 	 	 	 	
Sweetling 	 	 	 	
Tangledrakin 	 	 	 	
Terrae Dragon 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wingless variant 	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wingless variant 	– 	 	 	
Ushgorn DragonBlue variant shown	 	 	 	
Water Walker Dragon 	 	 	 	
Waterhorse Dragon 	 	 	 	
Wisteria Dragon 	 	 	 	
Xol Dragon
Blue variant shown 	 	 	 	
Zarafauri Dragon 	 	 	 	
== Wyrms ==
Wyrms lack any type of limbs, giving them the most snake-like appearance of any morphological group. Though they frequently have horns or spikes on their heads and bodies, these traits are not required.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Abyss Watcher Dragon 	 	 	 	
Aquilo Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Aso Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Astrapi Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Chrono Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Gaia Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
False-Headed Hydra DragonCoast variant shown	 	 	 	
Fenghuo Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Glystere Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Jaw Splitter Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Ke’maro Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Mageia Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Obidar Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Omen Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Oracle Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Pharos Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Pyro Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Red-Tailed Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Rift Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Staterae Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Stellarum Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Temple Wyrm 	 	 	 	
Thalassa Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Umbra Xenowyrm 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyrm variants 	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyrm variants 	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyrm variants 	– 	 	 	
== Wyverns ==
Wyverns are winged, bipedal dragons. Unlike lindwyrms, which have only a set of forelimbs, wyverns have only a set of hindlimbs. Their wings may be either feathered or leathery.
Dragon breed 	Sprites	Sprites 	Sprites 	Sprites
Dragon breed 	Egg 	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Aeon Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Aether Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Alcedine Wyvern
Caerulus variant shown	 	 	 	
Archelonian Dragon 	 	 	 	
Avin Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Bright-Breasted Wyvern	 	 	 	
Cantormaris Dragon
Mundus variant shown	 	 	 	
Carmine Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Coastal Waverunner 	 	 	 	
Copper Dragon
Liver of Sulfur	 	 	 	
Coral Pygmy Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Falconiform Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Fever Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Flamingo Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Iris Floret Wyvern
Gold variant shown	 	 	 	
Floret Wyvern (Alstroemeria)
Pink variant shown	 	 	 	
Galvanic Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Ghanser Dragon 	 	 	 	
Golden Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Hellfire Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Kohraki Dragon 	 	 	 	
Lightning Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Luminox Dragon 	 	 	 	
Magelight Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Mimic Pygmy 	 	 	 	
Nebula Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nebula Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nebula Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nebula Dragon 	 	 	 	
Nhiostrife Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Pyropellis Wyvern
Orange variant shown	 	 	 	
Razorcrest Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Sakuhana Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Scimitar-wing Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Serrati Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Silvershade Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Siorghlas Wyvern
Blueflame variant shown	 	 	 	
Spinel Wyvern
Violet variant shown	 	 	 	
Spirit Ward Dragon
Day form shown	 	 	 	
Tri-Horn Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Tsunami Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyvern variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyvern variants	– 	 	 	
Undead Dragon
Wyvern variants	– 	 	 	
Vermeil Dragon 	 	 	 	
Vilvoor Dragon 	 	 	 	
Windrider Wyvern 	 	 	 	
Category:Morphology