Identifying Dragons In Posts

dragons are my biggest special interest (kigon, they/them, adult) asks about dragons allowed as well

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dragon identified: western dragon, subtype: blog owner. that's me!

you can call me kigon (they/them). i'm an adult and my biggest special interest is dragons. there are so many different interpretations of dragons, from so many different cultures, mythologies, and artists, and i love them all. this is a gimmick blog in the same vein as identifying-X-in-posts, where i will reblog dragon art with classifications.

i encourage my followers to send asks or tag this blog with dragons to be classified! if you're sending an ask, please make sure to give a source with it ("this is my OC", or "this dragon is from HTTYD").

if you want to know how i classify dragons/what my system is, see below!

(small note: this blog is in no way meant to correct anybody or go "erm actually that's technically a wyvern, not a dragon" - 'dragon' is a very broad umbrella term and personally i believe that anything can be a dragon! my goal is to narrow down and classify the specific types of dragons featured, for fun!)

dragons aren't real, but there are consistent and agreed terms for different dragon body types, and you can find most of them, as well as the subtypes i use, in here:

DRACONICS

DRACONICS a crash course to dragons and dragon-adjacents by an autistic individual who has a special interest in them all unlabeled art is s

this whole presentation is a passion project created entirely by me, but i've done plenty of research to make sure information is accurate. if you have any suggestions for the presentation, or spot anything i've missed or incorrect information, please let me know. it's also a work in progress and probably will be for a long time.

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Is this, indeed, a wyrm?

no! that appears to be a wyvern (two hind legs and a pair of wings). wyrms have no limbs at all.

[snippit-crickit]

Perfectly normal train running to greet you cmon give it a hug (FYI, its this guy i drew half a year ago and i still think about it)

[ssluggishh]

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dragon (at least 4 legs and 2 wings), subtype: biomechanical, possibly insectoid (due to the many legs; it has a centipede-like quality)

[butch-dragongut]

i think we should start turning trains into furry dragons like we did with airplanes

example:

[aevris]

posted these on twitter, a poor beleaguered OC transpo LRT dragon and one based off of the new trains VIA rail got. 

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all biomechanical subtype (may also qualify as mimic subtype, since they're based on specific, real trains? it depends on their behavior)

unable to classify first one further since there is no fullbody

second and third are both drakes!

[drizzledrawings]

Happy pride!!!

[anti-terf-posts]

official anti terf post

[ssluggishh]

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drake (four legs, no wings)

drake

drake

lindworm-type wyvern (two wings and two legs, but they're forelegs like a lindworm rather than hind legs like a traditional wyvern)

pseudo-draconic: hydra (very accurate body plan - true hydras have two legs or none at all)

wyrm (no legs, no wings)

sea serpent (aquatic draconic type that may have other limbs. this one is lindworm-type) (may also be a hippocampus, which is not a type of draconic)

western dragon (four legs, two wings)

wyrm

plus they're all queer so they get extra points

[swordy-da-goat]

Fruit Dragons 🍓🍌🫐

[ssluggishh]

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all drakes (4 legs, no wings) and mimic subtype. second one is most reminiscent of a dragon. (first one is very froglike... is that a dragon?). third one could possibly be an insectoid subtype as it resembles a pillbug

[swordy-da-goat]

[swordy-da-goat]

Bio for anyone

[ssluggishh]

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wyvern (2 hind legs and 2 wings), mimic subtype.

bonus fact: originating from the classic fire breath, many medias portray different types of dragons being able to breathe different substances, such as this one with a beam of light

[souperluminal]

Happy Appreciate a Dragon Day!

[ssluggishh]

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wyvern (2 hind legs and 2 wings)

dragon (4 legs and 2 wings), possibly aquatic as its head resembles a dunkleosteus

wyvern (2 hind legs and 2 wings), however appears to be quadrupedal unless in flight

all three are very dinosaur-like, which is a very under-utilized dragon design inspiration! i'm very fond of the first one.

[squirrelmop]

[smallerdelusions]

Had to do a double take when I first saw this; I thought the peel was a creature. May I gift you: pineapple dragon?

[ssluggishh]

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drake (four legs and no wings) but very wyrmlike due to it's long body and small size. mimic subtype! a vaguer term such as 'serpent' could also work.

[idlelizard]

cookie beast, stay tuned for his post-oven evolution...

[idlelizard]

wait he's cute!!!

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western dragon (possibly subtype mascot or heraldic, see below cut)

also a tasty snack

[h0use-fly]

Rolling hills 🐑

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drake (four legs, no wings) with heraldic and eastern dragon features (pointed tail, long body)

[imcertly]

hydra

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biomechanical pseudodraconic (hydra - typically hydras have two or no legs, but as it lacks wings, it can still qualify as a 'true' hydra instead of a dragon with hydra-type heads)

[scarewulf]

Dragon

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pseudodraconic western dragon (four legs and two wings), possibly qualifies as an amphisbaena (typically a wyrm or wyvern with a second head on the tail) and/or a chimera (humanoid faces, reminiscent of a sphinx)

[rabbitkinglune777]

I renamed him to tiramisu.

[rabbitkinglune777]

he can barely fly with his wings,,,I drew him because I was feeling down

[rabbitkinglune777]

also it's fat tail Friday. dragons always cheer me up :')

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anthro western dragon (subtype: mascot, more details below cut)

also gets bonus points for being fat

[filibusterfrog]

just a little boy

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western dragon (classic design, creative/unique behaviors)