Lamproid/Legends

"Six meters of muscle, teeth, and venom. Hyperfast reflexes and a vicious streak as wide as the Cron Drift. I'd say you're looking at the most efficient predator in history."

- Tyro Viveca

The Florn Lamproids were a sapient carnivorous species from Florn, shaped into consummate predators by the many dangers of their homeworld. They were aggressive, ophidian colonizers who favored jungle and forest ecosystems. They had six limbs, with long black claws. Their well-muscled serpentine coils were strong enough to crush a bantha's skull, while their mouths were ringed with long fangs. They were also venomous, possessing a poison stinger on the tips of their tails as well as a milky poison in their saliva. Their oily skin was gray-green. A tiny wet sensory filament could be curled from between the yellow fangs to detect scent.

Florn Lamproids were believed to be descended from intestinal parasites which had evolved into independent, intelligent predators. In addition to their intelligence, some possessed the ability to communicate feelings telepathically, though this was not believed to be a species-wide trait.

Although sentient, they were primitive, at least by most humanoid standards, as they were lacking in art and culture. However, their brains were excellent at solving puzzles. Unfortunately, this made them popular prey with unscrupulous hunters.

One Florn Lamproid was visible in Jabba the Hutt's Mos Espa Podracing Arena when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn asked Jabba for 50 gold Peggats to bet with Watto over Anakin Skywalker's freedom.

One of the best-known Florn Lamproids was Dice Ibegon, agent of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and lover of Lak Sivrak.

Behind the scenes
There is an experimental rock band from Eugene, Oregon called "Florn Lamproid Ghostrides The Whip."

Appearances

 * Hate Leads to Lollipops
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace game
 * Star Wars Republic: Darkness
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * The Emperor's Court
 * One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided