Talpadracidae

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Talpadracidae is a family of large, serpentine soilswimmers. They are also commonly called mole dragons and ambushers. In Nical they are called fyüms.

Etymology
The scientific name Talpadracidae means 'mole dragon' and refers to the members' wyrm-like appearance and burrowing habits. This is also the reasoning behind the common English name. 'Ambusher' refers to the ability of many members of the family to sense movement on the ground's surface above them, allowing them to approach the prey underground before bursting out to strike, permitting the ground is soft enough for them to break through quickly.

The Nical name for members of this group is fyüms (note that this is singular - the plural is fyüms'üms).

Description
Talpadracids are snake-like at first glance, with elongate bodies. They do, however, possess limbs in the form of clawed paddles, as shared by all soilswimmers, which help the animal to dig, move above ground and in some cases even climb.

That said, longer, larger mole dragons usually move in a sinuous fashion. Lacking the anatomy of snakes which allows a true slithering action, mole dragons instead meander wildly and pushing itself forward by pushing off the 'peaks' of the curves in a fashion similar to the sidewinder.