The Mexican Amphithere (Draco americanus mex.) is an enigmatic dragon which could have inspired the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, among other Feathered Serpents in Mesoamerican mythology. The Dragonology book series may have influenced the popular idea of feathered serpents having wings, as depictions of feathered serpents from Mesoamerica tend to be wingless, whereas Dragonology specifically calls these dragons Amphitheres, a European word meaning 'winged serpent'. The Mexican Amphithere features in many Dragonology books.
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They are 5 to 10 feet high and 45 feet long, with a 6 foot tongue which has to curl around the back of its skull. Colouration is iridescent blue-green with a paler green belly. The wings turn purple while the mane and tail feathers turn gold in the breeding season. They squawk in a manner similar to a parrot and eat large land animals. Lairs are found near water, with their nests resembling coracles containing three hard eggs. Eggs are able to float and are brown with orange markings. Chicks have to wait in rocky holes for three years until their wings grow. Aveloca, the most famous Amphithere lived to 223.