Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit,’ has a newly discovered living relative. With dense, alligator-like armor, this small, real-life dragon lizard, Smaug swazicus, is a rock-crevice recluse confined to mountaintops in southern Africa.
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Source: ScienceDaily