Aricabeast

The aricabeast, also known as the Arica monster, is a species of large lion-sized long-tailed bipedal theropod dinosaur-like warm-blooded lizard native to much of South America. They are in fact part of the anole family (the same group that also includes green anoles, brown anoles, etc), but unlike any other known anole species, aricabeasts are bipedal, just like runner lizards and have long and muscular back legs for running fast in short pursuits when hunting prey, making them resemble featherless non-avian theropod dinosaurs, which are not related to lizards (since birds are dinosaurs and non-avian dinosaurs are most closely related to birds). Also unlike dinosaurs, aricabeasts have pronated hands like a mammal, which have razor sharp claws to grip onto their prey, and have large claws on their three-toed feet, which are often mistaken for sickle-like first large claws like Dromaeosaurs at first glance. They are carnivorous, with hatchlings feeding on insects, spiders, scorpions, frogs, and smaller lizards, while juveniles and adults prey on medium-sized and larger reptiles, as well as birds (even rheas), eggs, mammals (with the largest mammals they hunt being peccaries), and carrion. Their breeding seasons begins in May 7th and ends in September 21th, and males are orange with black stripes and a white underbelly as well as having red throat pouches (very similar to throat pouches of other anole species), but when not in breeding seasons, the male's throat pouches are just white like most of its underbelly colors, while females are mostly brown in color and have some darker brown stripes on their bodies. They build their nests out of leaves, grasses, twigs, and dung, which provides enough warmth for the eggs and hatchlings in cold regions. The eggs are laid around 1 or two months after mating and the eggs hatch around 2 months after being laid. Aricabeast are listed as Least Concern as they tolerate human activities (including man-made climate changes, habitat destructions, urbanization, chemical spills, etc).