Brubb

Brubbs are reptilian bipeds from the planet Baros in the Bari system. To adapt to life on an arid world with frequent sandstors, the ancestors of the Brubbs evolved thick skins and tough, transparent membranes over their eyes for protection. Since there is little to hear on Baros other than howling winds, Brubbs are nearly deaf. Brubbs are strong for their size (1.5 to 1.7 metres tall), due to their origins on a high-gravity world. Brubbs also have the limited ability to camouflage themselves by changing skin color, though the color range is only from yellow to a greenish-gray.

Brubbs are a very social people, living in large communal groups called habas. Most habas are extended family groups which raise children communally and operate some specialized business together (like a farm, a mine, or even a vacation resort). Certain "university" habas, however, are drawn from the best and brightest of many habas. These groups have technology approaching galactic standard, especially in the areas of solar and wind power. It was one of these university habas that first made contact with the outside galaxy, by beaming radio signals which eventually came to the attention of the Galactic Empire.

Each haba is governed by its ten oldest Brubbs. As female Brubbs have a lower life expectancy, due to the stress of egg-laying, the leaders are almost always male. At the same time that the Brubbs were dealing with first contact with aliens, many female Brubbs were arguing for an equal share in haba leadership, and protesting by refusing to lay eggs.

Since Baros is a high-gravity world with few natural resources and low-tech natives, the Brubbs do not see much interstellar trade. Their main commodities are the Brubbs themselves -- their strength and toughness make them prized mercenaries and labourers. Jabba the Hutt employed some Brubbs as guards on his sail barge. Other Brubbs, due to their sociable nature and interesting appearance, have become "ornamental" beings hired as retainers for wealthy Core Worlders.

Source
Troy Denning, Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races, West End Games