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Long-tailed Pterosaur Alternate names dragon, dark god, Camazotz Species Pterosaur Wingspan 40 feet Enemies Humans First appearance Kong: King of Skull Island

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Species of Pterosaur with long tails have been a mainstay of DeVito Artworks' take on the King Kong universe. They have never been given an official name, but have been described as "a flying dragon" by Carl Denham, and as Camazotz by Mayan sailors. While the exact details of their appearance has changed from project to project, likely due to artistic interpretation, it appears each time as a loosely described "pterosaur" with a long, whip-like tail. It debuted in Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland's 2005 novel Kong: King of Skull Island, and its 2007 comic adaptation, and later reappeared in 2013's crossover novel Doc Savage: Skull Island by Will Murray, and again in the 2017 comic special Kong: Gods of Skull Island from BOOM! Studios.

Design

With a forty-foot wingspan and beady black eyes, the long-tailed pterosaur is a formidable coastal predator on Skull Island. The skin on their wings is described as leathery, orange, and translucent, making their veins and arteries visible to observers. While it is described by writer Brad Strickland in Kong: King of Skull Island as having a crested head, but in its comic adaptation, artist Dan O'Connor depicts it with a tuft of feathers instead. However, its long tail was not established until it was drawn by O'Connor, who gave it a green color. When they reappeared in 2016's Kong of Skull Island, giant orange pterosaurs reappear in a sequence mirroring the prologue of the novel. While these depictions are orange and crested, their tails are, while long for a Pteranodon, are not nearly as long as some depictions make them out to be. That said, when they reappear in the 2017 comic Kong: Gods of Skull Island they seem like an amalgamation of all previous depictions, having a long tail, pronounced crest, orange coloration, and what appear to be feathers.

History

Kong: King of Skull Island

When the Wanderer neared Skull Island, Carl Denham's arm was snatched by a creature he referred to as "a flying dragon". He used his free arm to grab onto the ship's railing, and the pterosaur tried to tear his arm off by flying away. He lost his grip on the railing, and it began to fly away, but it was quickly snapped out of the sky by an immense marine reptile, which dragged it beneath the waves for a meal of its own.

Doc Savage: Skull Island

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Comics

• Kong: King of Skull Island (2007)
• Kong of Skull Island (2016)
• Kong: Gods of Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Gods of Skull Island

A species of pterosaur with a long tail destroyed the plane of missionary explorer James Copland when he first discovered Skull Island.

Gallery

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  2007 art by Dan O'Connor from Kong: King of Skull Island

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  2016 art by Carlos Magno from Kong of Skull Island

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  2017 art by Chad Lewis from Kong: Gods of Skull Island

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