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Name: Greater Bufflaguana
Species: Iguanatherium major
Length: 6 - 8 meters
Notes: The Bufflaguanas are the dominant herbivores of the Narma. Some time during their evolution, they acquired cellulase-producing symbiotes, and then gained the ability to produce cellulase via lateral gene transfer. The Bufflaguanas are indiscriminate feeders that both browse and graze, depending on the circumstances. The devastation wrought by a herd is so short-lived that it can be considered almost illusionary: the plant-growth that springs up in their wastes and the upturned earth draws all manner of lesser plant-eaters.
The Greater Bufflaguana is found in the western Narma, and the herds winter in the Tarcanian floodplain marshes.

Name: Spiked Capricornian Tricantelope
Species: Capricorniceras acanthus
Length: 2.4 meters
Notes: This unusual tricantelope can be thought of as one of the retinue of the Greater Bufflaguana, as it is almost always found browsing on vegetation damaged or trampled by the great lizards.

Name: Cinnamon Shig
Species: Dorchoerus cinnamomum
Length: 2 - 3 meters
Notes: The Cinnamon Shig is named for its light brown fur, and not for its odor (which can be likened to that of an energetically wet pig). It, like the Riverine Shig, is among the more numerous shig species that inhabit the Tarcanian floodplain.
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