Lung Dragon
In the first Dragonology book, the Complete Book of Dragons, the dragon was called the Asian Lung (Draco orientalis), and was 40ft long, blue, black, white or yellow. The book specified two sub varieties - the Japanese Lung with 4 toes and the Chinese Lung with 5 - this information was retconned in later books; 'Draco orientalis' was split into Chinese, Korean (4 toes), Japanese (now with 3 toes) and Indonesian subspecies, Not all East Asian dragons in Dragonology are classed as Draco orientalis, the Tibetan Dragon looks very much like a Lung Dragon, yet is not one. Lung Dragons tend to be tamer, kinder, and more helpful than Western Dragons.
Chinese Lung[]
A 40ft long dragon found throughout East Asia with blue or black scales, red horns, yellow mane, and whiskers which turn orange or red during the mating season. They live in underwater lairs, can speak many human languages, and eat fish and birds. They are considered friendly and wise.
Korean Yong[]
Korean Yong illustrated by Douglas Carrell
Korean yong are from Korea and can hypnotize creatures, a tactic they employ to catch prey. They hypnotize by twirling their bodies and making a noise similar to a yodel. They can also constrict their prey, like a python.
Japanese Ryu[]
Japanease ryu are considered to be a wise dragon-species and can write in Chinese Calligraphy. They create ink out of substance from between their legs, use their tails as a brush, and write on shed belly skin. They live in ruined temples.
Indonesian Dragon[]
They are 6 to 8 feet high and up to 25 feet long. Colouration is green,blue or black with four webbed toes for "running" on water. Their call is a loud honking noise and often steal fish from fishermen. They have the smallest Asian eggs which are round and pink.