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== Anime
* The Dinosaur Empire form ''[[Getter Robo]]''.
* Taurians from ''[[Outlaw Star]]''.
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* Clonezone the Hilariator from ''[[Comicbooks/Nexus|Nexus]].''
* [[Golden Age]] [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] comics had Mr. Mind's alien flunkies, the Crocodile Men from Planet Punkus.
== Fan Works ==
* Invoked for both humorous and deceptive purposes in the ''[[Worm]]/[[Luna Varga]]'' crossover fic ''[[Taylor Varga]]'': when posters on PHO suggest that Saurial, Taylor Hebert's lizardlike alter ego, is a Reptilian, she runs with it and creates The Family, representatives of a colony of extraterrestrials which have been living in the North Atlantic since before modern humanity evolved.
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* The Yilani of [[Harry Harrison]]'s ''[[West of Eden]]'' series are a race of humanoid reptilians that evolved on an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out. The first book spends much of it's first portion with them and we get a very detailed look at their world. They are semi-aquatic (they are related to seagoing lizards), have a matriarchal society thanks largely to their borderline [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]], and have mastered biotechnology on a staggering scale; their cities are literally alive. Oh, and once the humans enter the picture in a significant way, they immediately become the [[Card-Carrying Villain|Card Carrying Villains]] of the book because [[Humans Are Special]] are [[Most Writers Are Human|awesome]] and reptiles... [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|well duh]]. It's awkward.
* [[Poul Anderson]]'s Merseians, although usually at odds with humanity, are a more nuanced portrayal (and have a culture [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|based off of the Sassanid Empire]]).
* In the [[RCN Series]] novel ''Some Golden Harbor'', occasionally [[Sssssnaketalk]]ing alien Fallert is on Daniel and Adele's side—and [[Interspecies Romance|very taken with]] [[Psycho Sidekick|Tovera]]. This [[Squick]]s Daniel something fierce, but his [[Battle Butler|servant]] [[Sociopathic Hero|Hogg]] gets along just fine with Fallert.
{{quote|"Mistress-s-s?" Fallert said. "Do you mean that if you became drunk, you would not be able to kill?"
"Not that," said Tovera, still smiling. "I might forget to stop, though."
She laughed, and Fallert laughed, and Hogg laughed so hard that some of his big mouthful of wine squirted out his nostrils.}}
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* [[Ancient Astronauts|The Watchers]] from ''[[Dark Void]]'' are manipulative shapeshifting reptilians exiled into [[Another Dimension]] by early humans. In keeping with this trope, their [[Bizarre Alien Biology|life cycle]] is based on metamorphosis: they emerge from the egg as larval, wormlike hatchlings, and they pilot [[Powered Armor]] suits as basic mooks. As they get older and more intelligent, they grow arms and legs and become more snake-like; they also get to pilot something like an alien [[Humongous Mecha]]. Finally, the Elder form is the most intelligent, and can shapeshift to perfectly mimic a human appearance. These serve as spies in human society and leaders for the rest of the species.
* The Cardianon in ''<nowiki>~Star Ocean: The Last Hope~</nowiki>''. Originally a primitive race, the [[Big Bad|Grigori]] accelerated their evolution, and provided them with knowledge that led to them becoming one of the most technologically advanced races in the universe in a very short span of time, but also turned them into a bunch of fanatical planet conquerors. They look like somewhat reptilian humanoids in the lowest stage of evolution they're seen in, but their more advanced forms are traditional lizardmen, then dragonmen, and lastly, full fledged dragons.
* The Tarka from ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'' evolved from lizards but are very human-like, resembling [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607095924/http://sots.rorschach.net/images/9/95/SotS_TarkaMale.jpg scaled apes] more than actual lizards. They are a highly civilized and pragmatic [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|warrior race]] whose empire is a few thousand years older than human civilization, and are presented as sympathetic if fairly machiavellian, warlike, and prone to picking on those weaker than themselves.
* The Sakkra, from the ''[[Master of Orion]]'' series.
* The turn-based strategy ''Space Empires 4'' has red lizard-people with vaguely [[Star Trek|Starfleet-esque]] ship designs as one of the possible appearances for your chosen empire.
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* [[David Icke]] is the most prominent advocate of the idea that Reptilians are real. He claims that they come from the Alpha [[Meaningful Name|Draconis]] star system, and that [[George W. Bush]], Elizabeth II, and many other world leaders are among their ranks.
* In [[The Eighties|the early eighties]], Dale Russell, curator of vertebrate fossils at a Canadian museum, proposed that, if the dinosaur genus Troodon [[Alternate History|hadn't died out]], it could have evolved into a sentient humanoid creature, christened "[[wikipedia:Troodon#The .22Dinosauroid.22|Dinosauroid]]" by Russel. Since then, the Dinosauroid (in appearance vaguely resembling a scaly [[The Greys|Grey alien]]) has been criticized as being implausible, because it is too anthropomorphic. Also, [[Science Marches On]], and now we know that Troodon's appearance probably had more in common with birds than with reptiles. Thus, when paleontologist [http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/11/dinosauroids-revisited.html Darren Naish] and artist Nemo Ramjet revisited the concept during [[The Noughties]], the result was a decidedly less humanoid, err... [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8094/2150/1600/dinosauroid.jpg Bird Folk].
* An urban legend about a supposed "snake man" inhabiting the Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City, Philippines became popular in the 90s when rumours of its existence spread through word-of-mouth. Allegedly, the Gokongwei clan had the mall built as a hunting ground for their reptilian relative, rigging the fitting rooms with trap doors for unsuspecting customers to get caught and fed to the "snake-man" for whatever ridiculous reason, e.g. as a lucky charm "to bring good fortune." Despite the idea being overly absurd, the alleged reptilian caused a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mRXIVQZGcE public relations nightmare] for the company, to the point that female customers have been accompanied by staff members amid such fears. There has been speculation that the Robinsons reptilian story was invented by their competitors (e.g. SM Supermalls) as part of a smear campaign, though another theory suggests that it was borne out of classical Philippine mythology (e.g. the ''aswang'') as well as the uncertain sociopolitical climate of the early 90s just after the EDSA Revolution, where sensationalised reports of rampant abductions and forced disappearances were front-page news at the time.
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