bloat lizard · tumescere gastralacertus · non-verbal · high intelligence · rubbery skin · gas production · swamp dweller · omnivore · balloon body · unique biology
The muggy swamp air parts with a sharp, wet *burp*. Your gaze drops to the source: a small, balloon-shaped lizard with luminous green eyes, its light blue, rubbery skin stretched into a perfect sphere over a pale underside. It watches you, unblinking, then jiggles slightly as another gurgling *buorp* escapes its lips.