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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]
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 ).
Smaug warreni depressus Stanley et al, 2011 Zoutpansberg girdled lizard ( Smaug depressus ) is a species of the genus Smaug . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This species is only found on and around the Soutpansberg in South Africa and was before considered a subspecies of Warren's girdled lizard .
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".
Smaug Stanley et al, 2011: Lizard: Smaug [184] Tetramorium smaug Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012: Ant: Smaug [166] Pycnophyes smaug Sánchez et al, 2013: Kinorhynch: Smaug "The species name smaug, refers to the dragon Smaug, the greatest and most powerful in the later part of the Third Age in the books of J.R.R. Tolkien." [185] Glaurung † Bulanov ...
The sled chase was filmed in the Strath Taieri glacial valley of New Zealand's South Island, strewn with real boulders. [14] Radagast's sled chase in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was filmed in the Strath Taieri, Otago, New Zealand. In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Radagast appears with Gandalf in
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
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.