SA lizard that inspired Tolkien’s Smaug ‘facing extinction’

When JRR Tolkien completed his sketch “Death of Smaug” for The Hobbit in the early 1930s‚ he was illustrating a work of fiction. But it turns out he was being prophetic‚ too.

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Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Times Live (South Africa)
Tags:
Wildlife, South Africa, Endangered Species, Habitat, Africa, Reptiles