Above: Flying Lizard creature mid concept.
The next creature i have progressed to is a creature with inspirations from Chameleons, in particular the Veiled Chameleon and Bats.
These creatures sleep clinging to the undersides of tree branches, but by day they fly down to low level foliage, usually open air places to absorb much need sunlight to warm their cold blooded bodies. Their wings act as solar panels absorbing most of the heat. To conserve energy they tend to leap or glide on the winds from plant to plant where they feed upon insects and small fruit berries.
They are small creatures, bodies similar in size to small bird like a Sparrow, although their wing span is from 30-50cm and their tails are an impressive 60cm, this giving them the ability to wrap the tail around tree branches for balance and it also gives the wings extra surface area as it stretches down the tail.
These creatures are seen in large numbers in the day time and can be targeted as an easy meal to predators, but these guys have a startling trick up their sleeves. The large leaf like structure on the creatures head enables infra sound, helping the creature pick up on vibrations travelling through the air and also changes in wind direction. If a predator comes to close the creature will 'FAP!' it will launch its self as high as possible spreading its wings and will glide away, the underside of the wings on full display showing off bright startling colours which would appear from nowhere in front of the predator causing confusion. They also have the fully rotating eyes of a Chameleon to further assist the spotting of predators.
As before with my previous creature designs i will update the design process in the CREATURE DEVELOPMENT section of this blog shortly. This piece is still a long way from completion but will hopefully be a success. Colours and patterns for beneath the wings are yet to be decided, and further research must take place.
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