Cryptile

The Cryptile is a fictional species of reptile created for the film The Future is Wild.

The cryptile is said to be a small lizard, AbOUT 18 inches long that imitates the Australian frill-necked lizard, to which it is supposed to be distantly related but this would be unlikely, considering that the island continent of Australia is found several thousand miles from the Mediterranean Sea. The large frill that the lizard sports is probably just an interesting example of convergent evolution. It is said to inhabit the salt flats of the dry bed of the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years in the future. The cryptile supposedly evolved perfectly to fit its hostile habitat. It runs on two legs, minimizing its contact with the hot salt. Its tail is elongated to balance such an agile gait. It has a large net-like frill around its neck, reinforced with ribs of cartilage. The frill is full of holes and covered in a waxy adhesive. The cryptile eats brine flies, using its net-like frill to catch flies, and licking them off with its tongue. Both sexes have an extra crest atop the head, used for display and communication. The only time a cryptile leaves the salt flats is to lay eggs among the limestone plateaus, where it has problems keeping its eggs from being eaten by grykens and scrofas.

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