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Draco Volans looks like a tiny winged glowtail, about 8" in size. It is a warming shield that makes you invisible to dinos.
This little carnivore spawns where sulfur is found, and is passively tamed with cactus sap or (less effectively) sulfur or raw meat; similar to the way sinomacrops are tamed.
Once tamed, pick up draco volans and it goes into your inventory shield slot (so you can also have a shoulder pet). Visually, it holds onto your shield arm, wrapping its little arms and legs around your arm and resting its head on the back of your hand. (It peeks at you when you raise your arm to look at your implant.)
Primarily, this tiny wyvern acts like a full ghillie suit + cactus broth + bug repellent + invisibility ala rock drake, shadowmane, or pachyrhino. It makes you completely undetectable to all dinos, unless you touch or hit them. Pegos will ignore you; sea gulls can't see you anymore. Monkeys won't spook. Cave adventures are a walk in the park, as long as you watch your step!
Secondly, if you put sulfur in the draco's inventory, it will start to glow and be able to breathe fire. The glow provides a source of light similar to a light pet. The internal fire creates a passive source of warmth equal to a campfire. Draco can also defend you, burning any attackers who hit you.
It is breedable, usually laying 2-4 eggs with one breeding.
In summary, the draco volans is a Bob's best friend. It's a living torch/invisibility shield that uses the inventory shield slot (keeping the hand and shoulder free).

Note: The real draco volans is a lizard that lives in Indonesia; both it and its ancient ancestor, Coelurosauravus elivensis, were only a few inches long and could only glide, rather than fly.

Epic Wildlife
real-world lizard from https://futurism.com/draco-volans-the-tiny-dragon-discovered-in-indonesia
An artist's rendition of the "dragon like" reptile fro 252-260 million years ago.
ancient relative from https://www.popsci.com/science/first-flying-reptiles-dragons/

Edited by SnowGryphon
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