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[FoolishGirl]

I think it makes more sense for Hobb's dragons to have 4 feet since they form from Serpents. I don't think of them as fat squat dragons, but long serpent-like dragons. With such a huge body, you'd need to have 4 feet, yes?

I agree. A two-legged dragon would seem to have a disadvantage with regard to feeding and getting around on the ground. Trying to think back to other dragons in other authors' books, and I can't recall any that I knew for sure were only two-legged. That's why I was surprised to see the comment about A Game of Thrones, that the dragons on the show were two-legged, and the poster seemed to imply this was the "correct" anatomy.

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RotE dragons are hexapedal, yes. Not sure if the front legs have opposable claws, but there's certainly four legs...The most common dragon variety elsewhere is also hexapedal. Quadrupedal dragons are actually fairly rare, though they fit better into earthly mammal/reptilian standards.

Having 2 legs vs 4 would greatly change the physical nature of the dragons, I would think. I imagine that, while on the ground, they would need to sit on their haunches to maintain their balance, and would therefore be more bird-like than lizard-like.