Hatori

Sand crocodiles, or hatori in Old Alzhedo, were terrifying, armored reptiles found in the Calim Desert in the time of the Calim Empire. With their camouflaged scales, they buried themselves under the sands, only to erupt violently and grab their prey with their teeth. Then they would disappear under the sand again, dragging their catch with them.

Description
These enormous creatures were called crocodiles of the sand, but their bodies more closely resembled lizards'. Their legs had the form of flippers which allowed them to easily move through sands in swimming motions, while they had to travel over solid ground gracelessly flopping forward. Their eyes are within deep-set cavities in their skull.

Their resilient knobby scales had various colors of sand and stone, from red-brown to grayish-white. Together with their long thing tails, lesser hatori were to  in length, while specimen of up to  long were found in the greater variety. Hatori grew slowly and continously throughout their lives.

Combat
To hunt for food hatori hid themselves below the sand and between the rocks of their habitat to surprise their prey. Their coloration made this camouflage very effective. They attacked with their powerful tail and bit with their enormous jaws, often swallowing victims whole.

Trivia
The Hatori guild of assassins were named after these fearsome reptiles.

Appearances

 * Star of Cursrah (mentioned)