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{{Taxon|name=Draconoid|image=Draconoid_Composite.jpg|imagecaption=Composite morphology of various Draconoid species.|type=Superorder|kingdom=[[Animalia]]|class=[[Vertebrata]]|superorder='''Draconoidea'''|related_taxa=[[Tetrapoda]], [[Wyvernoid]], [[Drako-Serpentoid]], [[Wyrmoid]], [[Drakoid]], [[Draconoid-Humanoid]]|native_universe=[[Sodahan]]|notable_universes=[[Lethurîa]], [[Galaxa]], [[Kosmos]], [[Aerenda]]|origin_method=Seeded by the [[First-Flames]]; independently evolved in [[Sodahan]] and [[Galaxa]].|known_worlds=[[Drakoria (Sodahan)]], [[Terra Prime (Galaxa)]], [[Lethurîan Shardworlds]]|body_plan=Hexapodal vertebrate|symmetry=Bilateral|dominant_ecological_role=Apex predator, dominant omnivore|avg_diet_distribution=≈90% carnivorous|avg_intelligence=Ranges from bestial to highly sapient species|evolutionary_origin=Diverged from proto-vertebrates prior to [[Tetrapoda]]|divine_influence=Seeded by the [[First-Flames]] across billions of worlds|extinction_status=Extinct in [[Kosmos]] and [[Galaxa]]; thriving on [[Drakoria]]|dominance=Dominant vertebrate clade on [[Drakoria]]|ecological_success=Exceptionally high across all ecological niches|first_appearance=Prehistoric Age of [[Drakoria]]|classification_author=[[Zerathin of the Grand Bestiary]]|universal_registry_code=CU-TAX-DRC-001|scientific_name=Draconoidea|phylum=[[Chordata]]}}

Roughly ninety percent of all known Draconoid species are carnivorous, feeding on meat or high-protein equivalents. However, herbivorous and omnivorous lineages emerged independently in several universes.  On [[Drakoria]], omnivorous Draconoids became dominant due to their adaptability and intelligence.

Draconoids occupy a sacred and symbolic role throughout the Continuum. They are viewed as the living avatars of power, flame, and divine sovereignty.  In the mythologies of [[Lethurîa]], they are seen as the First Children of Creation. In [[Kosmos]], they are remembered as tragic victims of human ignorance. On [[Drakoria]], they remain living gods—the architects of civilization and flame.

The distinction between true Draconoids and spirit-dragons is crucial:

 

* '''Sonoko Dragons''' – Spiritual beings that escaped from [[Gamok]], the prison dimension of Sonoko. Not biologically Draconoid.

Today, Draconoids are extinct or endangered in most humanoid-dominated universes. They survive primarily on [[Drakoria]] and scattered Lethurîan shardworlds, protected by divine decree or isolation.  Several interuniversal conservation projects, such as the [[Draconoid Genome Restoration Initiative]], aim to preserve or reintroduce them through divine biogenesis or psionic cloning.

 

* Draconoid skeletal structure contains six paired limb sockets even in flightless or limbless species.

* Their scale pigments often correspond to elemental affinity—red and gold for fire, blue for frost, green for toxin, and black for shadow.

* Draconoid civilizations often practice “Flame Oaths,” sacred contracts sealed by breath-fire.

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