They're the only mammals on earth covered in scales, which accounts for about 20% of their body weight.

它们是地球唯一体覆鳞甲的哺乳动物，其鳞甲约占体重两成。

It's bright pebble scales set it apart from other crocodiles.

明亮的卵石纹鳞甲使它与其他鳄鱼迥异。

Its body had bony skin and a large spike on each shoulder.

它的有鳞甲，而且两肩各有一根巨大的尖刺。

Accordingly, their scaly ancestors infest the island's rivers and are the subjects of special veneration.

所以。他们的带鳞甲的祖宗在岛大量繁殖，是人们特殊尊敬的对象。

The outer layer of skin cells produces the scales, known as scutes, that cover the carapace.

最外层的皮肤细胞长成鳞甲，将背甲覆盖住。

I no longer see his scaly armour.

我再也看不到他的鳞甲了。

They would have looked very different from that scaly monster that we're familiar with.

它们看起来与我们熟悉的鳞甲怪物大不相同。

Reptiles have armoured scaly skins that protect them from the stinging grains.

爬行动物的皮肤覆盖着鳞甲 能抵御刺痛的沙粒。

I noted the slight overlap of its sheet-iron plates, which resembled the scales covering the bodies of our big land reptiles.

我看到船的钢板，彼此稍微的鳞次着，很像地大爬虫类动物所有的鳞甲。

In the wake of Douglas' book, Everglades National Park was established to formally begin protecting the landscape and its scaly stewards.

道格拉斯的书出版之后，大沼泽国家公园设立，正式开始保护这片景观和它的鳞甲卫士。

First of all, they build shells that are unique to each species, with features like armoured plates, spines and sometimes even teeth.

首先，它们建造的外壳对每个物种来说都是独特的外壳形状，包括鳞甲 、脊椎，有时甚至是牙齿。

And welcome little fishes in with gently smiling jaws! '

小鳄鱼怎样保养它闪亮的尾巴，把尼罗水灌进每一片金色的鳞甲。它笑得多么快乐，伸开爪子的姿势多么文雅，它在欢迎那些小鱼游进它温柔微笑着的嘴巴。

But what could a ball do against the scaly armour with which these enormous beasts were clad?

但是，对于这些巨大野兽所穿着的鳞甲， 一个球能起到什么作用呢？

Linley, at his current rank, probably couldn't even break through the Velocidragon's terrifyingly protective scales.

以林雷目前的实力，恐怕连迅猛龙那可怕的防御鳞甲都无法破开。

Their huge size signified that they had thick scales as well.

它们庞大的体型也意味着它们拥有厚实的鳞甲。

But no Thenns. The Magnar turned and vanished back into the tunnels, and his bronze-clad minions followed hard at his heels.

但没有瑟恩人。马格拿转消失在甬道入口，他那些穿青铜鳞甲的属下紧跟其后。

These flying draconic beasts with green jasper scales were not the slightest bit fewer in numbers when compared to the Fire Dragons.

这些绿玉般的鳞甲飞龙数量丝毫不亚于火龙。

Two stories tall, and thirty meters long, with rocky, stone-like carapaces, each scale the size of half a person.

高达两层楼，长达三十米，背甲如岩石般坚硬，每片鳞甲都有半个人大小。

Except, all we have to do is take a closer look at our silky-smooth skin to see that it actually is a small patch of scaly armor.

只不过，我们只要仔细观察一下自己柔滑的皮肤，就会发现，它其实是一小块鳞甲。

Logically speaking, the scaly carapace should have been carved by a butterfly chisel, while the leg should have been carved using the straight chisel.

从逻辑讲，鳞甲部分应该用蝴蝶凿雕刻，而腿部则应使用直凿雕刻。