Yax Lizard Yax Lizard The Yax lizard or Jacques lizard is a Chinese internet phenomenon related to the Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures. It mocks a musical dance program that excessively praised the Chinese government. The creature was supposedly a Komodo dragon. The name is derived from "yakexi" (), which is the Chinese transliteration of an Uyghur term "yaxshi" (), which means "good" or "great"; "xi" also means "lizard" in Chinese. It is named after the Xinjiang musical dance program "Happy life Yaxshi" (, formerly "The Party's Policy Yaxshi") in the CCTV Spring Festival's Gala 2010. In the program, singers and dancers sing
Northern caiman lizard Northern caiman lizard The northern caiman lizard, "Dracaena guianensis", is a species of lizard found in northern South America. The caiman lizard is built similarly to its cousin the tegu, with a large heavy set body and short but powerful limbs. Its head is bulky and often a red or orange color. Their jaws are heavily muscular to help aid in eating its normal prey of snails, crawfish and fresh water clams. It also has a few adaptations that help it in its watery habitat. It has a long and flattened tail, similar to its namesake, the caiman. The long