Monster Hunter Wiki      Flying Wyvern      5,747pages on
this wiki      Flying Wyverns (Japanese 飛竜種) are large, bipedal
monsters that have two wings. These Wyverns are known as "True
Wyverns". However, there are some Wyverns that are quadrupedal,
operating their wingarms as forearms instead like Tigrex and
Nargacuga. These monsters have been dubbed by fans as "Pseudo
Wyverns", due to some species being reminiscent of certain
animals such as the Nargacuga's resemblance to a black panther,
Tigrex's resemblance to a Tyrannosaur, and the Barioth's
resemblance to a saber toothed cat. (Pseudo meaning "False" or
"Mimic") Some are flightless despite their classification as
Flying Wyverns, like the Akantor and Ukanlos. These wyverns show
their wyverian ancestry by the small forewings on their two
front limbs. Still others are known as Cave Wyverns, (though
Monster Hunter games do not classify them as different) and are
named so because they spend most of their lives in caves. The
Khezu, Gigginox, and their subsp