Armored Dragon

The crab-like armored dragon rests flatly in muddy or desert areas. It is known to use its "wings" (in reality especially evolved claw appendages) as shields to cover its already tough body from harm. The giant pincers allow it to reach escaping prey and tear open other crab dragon's armor during territorial disputes. Its double set of jaws help manipulate food and eat through most organic material with ease.

The initial idea was to make a dragon which could protect itself with a biological shield. I started with a few loose sketches on the insectoid side of things before leaning more on crustaceans. Once I decided on a crab-like anatomy the wings made more sense as giant claws that looked like wings but weren't, which I thought was a clever spin on the common "dragon" shape.