Eastern dragon (SciiFii)

The eastern dragon (Colossidraco longi), also known as the Asian dragon, the Chinese dragon, and the lung dragon, is a species of reptile, closely related to the lizards, with the monitor lizards being its closest living non-dragon relative, that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across eastern Asia and Southeast Asia to help boost biodiversity. The closest relative of the eastern dragon is a very dinosaur-like pterosaur-like western dragon (Ascialophoraptor draco). The eastern dragon is a very large reptile, growing on average of about 26 feet (7.9 meters) in length and weighing nearly 5 tons. Due to its massive size, the eastern dragon does not chase down its prey and it instead lies and waits for prey to come close enough for it to reach and grab with its toothy jaw. The eastern dragon is fully carnivorous and mainly preys on wild pigs, deer, wild sheep, wild goats, antelopes, and calves of several large bovines. The eastern dragon is usually a solitary animal and prefers to spend throughout most of its life alone except during the breeding seasons. The females lay around 20-40 eggs at a time in just 1.5 months after mating, and the eggs hatch around 4 weeks later. The young, which are small and about the size of baby alligators, are abandoned by their mothers just a few days before they hatch, leaving the young to fend for themselves, similarly to most lizards. The conservation status of the eastern dragon is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the eastern dragon is a protected species.
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