Greater Spotted Drake

Greater Spotted Drakes were released on the 20th of May 2015 alongside Magelight Pygmy Wyvern and Hooktalon dragons as part of Dragon Cave's 9th birthday celebration. They are common and currently have no breed specific action. This dragon sorts between Storm Dragons ("Gray" in breed sort) and Green Dragons in breed sort.

Egg
"This egg is speckled with rosette-like markings."

Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It blends in very well when it hides in tall grass."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It blends in very well when it hides in tall grass.

''And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing."''

Adult
"Greater Spotted Drakes are found in open pine and oak forests. They are among the larger end of the spectrum, but are quite laid back and feed mostly on plant material. They are ambush predators and rely on their dappled markings for camouflage. Females are usually larger than males, though males are brighter in color. In the breeding season the male attracts a mate by making loud, low-pitched bugles, followed by an aerial courtship dance to as proof of his quality as a father to her offspring."

Sprite Artist

 * JOTB (All)

Additional information
JOTB reflected in a forum post addition information on the dragon and its creation: "JOTB"

- We tend to shoot for realistic anatomy but there's so much wrong with most DC dragons' flying abilities that I feel it's a moot point. I don't wanna.

I'm not claiming that they're 100% anatomically correct (my knowledge is far from complete), but here are some of my intentions regarding the anatomy that may (or may not) address your conerns.

The hind legs are supporting the dragon's weight and providing balance. They switch between bipedal and quadrupedal gaits, hence why the hind legs are so long. Was that your concern? Think of his pose as having previously been up on his hind legs eating leaves, but then he heard something interesting and came back down on all fours without readjusting his limbs.

Wings look much larger fully extended (the membrane pulls back and folds). I don't really remember but I'm pretty sure I made this after seeing some pictures of birds with very short, thick wings and wanted to mess around with that anyway?

I'm not really sure what's wrong with having muscular wing arms though?

Far foreleg should be darker, good point.

And yes, they do primarily eat plants but when they eat meat they ambush it. Most of the meat eating occurs in the winter, or in areas where there is already heavy browsing from other species.