"A gigantic reptilian creature, frequently possessing bat-like wings and fiery breath. Some are capable of human speech. There are many varieties, living in all the Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. Wingless, legless dragons are called Lindorms, Wurms, or Wyrms. Those with legs but no wings are called Drakes. A Dragon with two limbs and two wings is called Wyvern. Dragons with feathery rather than leathery wings are called Amphiteres.

Dragons exist in cultures the world over. Easter Dragons tend to be wise and benevolent creatures of clouds, rain, and bodies of water. Western Dragons tend to be crafty and evil, and many were slain by various heroes and knights. Some Dragons are based on known creatures, such as crocodiles, giant monitor lizards (such as the Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis), the rib-winged flying lizards of Madagascar, (Draco volens), and the remains of dinosaurs.

And others – such as the MokeleMbebe of the Congo swamps, or the Loch Ness Monster and its kin—may still be lurking in unexplored regions and dwelling in deep lakes throughout the world."

~Source: Literature- Zell Ravenheart, Oberon, "A Wizards Bestiary/by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Ash "LeopardDancer" DeKirk" New Page Books, 2007