Basaliskan

Basaliskans are a lizard species, and were native to the planet Basilisk located in the core. They were the creators of the Basilisk War Droids, that was rumored to be modeled after themselves. During their war with the Mandalorians the Basiliskans chemically poisoned their own planet, in a last effort to defeat their conquers.

After the war the Mandalorians found a new use for the Basiliskans. With their tough hides and claws, not to mention how easly they could be trained and their intellegence the Mandalorians used them as weapons for aerial and ground fighting during later wars. As a cause of this the Basiliskans degenerated, and become nothing more than savage beast. As such they were re-named the Lagartoz War Dragons.