Caudalang

Caudalang are Brute Wyverns introduced in Fan Game: Monster Hunter Origins.

Physiology
Caudalang have purple scales covering the majority of their body. Their face, belly, feet, and the tip of the tail are beige. They are characterized by a hand-like appendage at the end of their highly prehensile tail that has four fingers with red claws. They sport a pair of large frills on the side of their head. The frills are primarily cream colored with a purple rim and red tips. Atop their head is a spiky crest.

Abilities
Caudalang use their powerful tail freely and cleverly for many purposes, such as picking fruit and manipulating objects. They can also deliver powerful punches and slaps, and have a bone-crushing grip. They are surprisingly nimble, similar to Glavenus, as they can perform multiple jumps and flips in order to confuse enemies and strike them with their tail hand.

Taxonomy

 * Order: Saurischia
 * Suborder: Theropoda
 * Superfamily: Tail Hand Wyvern
 * Family: Caudalang

Habitat Range
Caudalang are known to inhabit the Brackish Bayou, Evergreen Jungle, Placid Meadow, and Sandy Shore.

Ecological Niche
Caudalang are browsers, plucking fruit from trees using the hand on their tail. They often compere with Belvogor and Phascator (especially Phasactor as the Fanged Beasts are arboreal). They coexist alongside larger, more vicious predators such as Carnofex, Sigmohrias, and Davolius.

Biological Adaptations
These Brute Wyverns possess a large, highly developed, hand-like appendage at the end of their long, prehensile tail. They use this hand to pluck fruit from trees and manipulate objects with ease, as their regular arms are too small and underdeveloped to use properly. Their tail is essentially a third arm. They also possess frills and a crest on their head for attracting mates and scaring away predators. Caudalang exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males possess larger frills and a smaller crest while females possess smaller frills and a larger crest.

Behavior
Caudalang are rather social creatures. It is not uncommon for them to form large groups when searching for food. They have overlapping territories and will not fight off other Caudalang. They will, however, try to scare off anything that isn't another Caudalang by flashing their frills and producing a hissing sound.

Etymology
Caudalang is a combination of caudal (referring to a tail) and phalanges (the scientific term for fingers or finger bones).

Shipparumu is a combination of 尻尾 shippo (tail) and パルム parumu (palm).