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Smaug was "the greatest of the dragons of his day", already centuries old at the time he was first recorded. He heard rumours of the great wealth of the Dwarf-kingdom of Erebor, which had a prosperous trade with the Northmen of Dale. Smaug "arose and without warning came against King Thrór and descended on the mountain in flames".
Warren's girdled lizard (Smaug warreni) is a species of relatively large, flattened lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.
The genus Smaug is a group of species of spiny southern African lizards, separated from the genus Cordylus in 2011 on the basis of a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae. The type species is the giant girdled lizard , S. giganteus (formerly Cordylus giganteus ).
The sungazer (Smaug giganteus, syn. Cordylus giganteus), also known as the giant girdled lizard, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, [2] or giant zonure, [3] is the largest species of the Cordylidae, a family of lizards from sub-Saharan Africa. [4] This threatened species is endemic to Highveld grasslands in the interior of South Africa. [4]
"Here be dragons: a phylogenetic and biogeographical study of the Smaug warreni species complex (Squamata: Cordylidae) in southern Africa". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 172 (4): 892–909. Stanley EL, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Branch WR, Mouton PLFN (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled ...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: 13 December 2013 *** In 3D. Presented in Standard 24p and HFR (48p). Aspect ratio opened up to 2.00:1 for the entire film for IMAX 70mm prints. The last IMAX 3D 70mm DMR release on standard IMAX screens. Dhoom 3: 20 December 2013 ** First Indian DMR release. [214] Selected territories only. Limited ...
Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale.
Smaug is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. Smaug may also refer to: Smaug, a genus of lizards; Smaug (protein), an RNA-binding protein; Cnemaspis smaug, a species of gecko; Tetramorium smaug, a species of myrmicine ant; SMAUG, a multi-user dungeon derived from DikuMUD