Godzilla mosnters and real life creatures

I recently watched an interesting video on YouTube that tries to determine what type of real dinosaur Godzilla would most likely be, so I've decided to compare other kaiju from both the MonsterVerse and Toho to real life organisms (both still-living and extinct), and see with which organisms these kaiju match best with in terms of physical similarities, similarities in behavior and lifestyle, and similar attributes such as the unique abilities possessed by said real life organisms.

I know it might seem silly to make these comparisons, given that Godzilla and his fellow kaiju are fictional creatures. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun with them.

Note: I will also be adding the scientific names of some of the organisms that you probably aren't familiar with or haven't heard of before.

Godzilla = Ceratosaurus or pseudosuchians

— I know most people would compare Godzilla to Tyrannosaurus Rex, but I personally think the closest dinosaurs that resembles Godzilla is either Ceratosaurus or another member of Ceratosauridae. One characteristic that all incarnations of Godzilla possess are the leaf-shaped dorsal plates on the back, and Ceratosaurus is so far the only theropod dinosaur known with certainty to have had a row of pointed scutes/osteoderms running along its back. Osteoderms are also the same plates that Stegosaurs have on their backs, as well as the scutes that modern crocodilians have today. They are basically scales with a bony core.

Furthermore, in 2021, it was discovered that Carnotaurus did not have osteoderms (at least, not the same ones Ceratosaurus had), and instead probably had bumpy skin similar to that of an elephant. The same is likely true for other abelisaurids like Skorpiovenator and Rugops.

Currently, there are 14 different movie incarnations of Godzilla (a number which is likely to rise as more Godzilla movies come out), and of those 14, only one is confirmed to be a dinosaur (albeit a fictional species): the Heisei Godzilla. Prior to being mutated into Godzilla, the Godzillasaurus had tiny, less spiky osteoderms on its back, similar to what Ceratosaurus had. And like the aforementioned theropod, the Godzillasaurus also had small, four-fingered hands.

Of course, there is the obvious fact that Ceratosaurus had three horns atop its head and snout that were likely used for mating displays. But you can look at it this way; Godzilla's dorsal plates are often stated to be like his crown, and the three horns atop Ceratosaurus' head do kind of resemble a crown from certain perspectives.

As for Legendary Godzilla; because he existed since the Permian era (therefore predating the dinosaurs), he is likely a proto-archosaur that belongs to — or exists just outside of — the clade Archosauromorpha; the group that would eventually lead to true archosaurs such as crocodilians and dinosaurs. I am not aware of any animals that match Godzilla's basic design that lived during the Permian era, so instead, Legendary Godzilla should be compared to pseudosuchians that lived during the Triassic era, such as Ornithosuchids and Poposauroids, as well as rauisuchians like Postosuchus. Many of these bipedal pseudosuchians were flat footed with four toes, had scutes on the back, four fingered hands, and in Postosuchus' case, a boxy head.

Shin Godzilla can be argued for being closer to amphibians due to starting out as a fully-aquatic creature before metamorphosing into a fully-terrestrial creature.

King Kong = Gorilla or chimpanzee (possibly Gigantopithecus)

— Gorillas are the apes that Kong was originally based on, so most incarnations of King Kong (including Peter Jackson's) would be best compared to gorillas. However, I think that chimpanzees and bonobos are a better analogues for Legendary Kong, because, unlike gorillas, they eat more meat than any other ape (excluding humans), and Legendary Kong so far has only been shown eating other creatures in the MonsterVerse. Gorillas are actually much less prone to using tools than most of the other great apes, whereas chimpanzees are known to craft spears from branches, which they use to hunt and kill bushbabies (a type of primate) in hollow trees.

Additionally, Kong could also be compared to Gigantopithecus blacki, an extinct species of ape that stood 2.5 to 3 meters tall and likely weighed around 500 kg. Gigantopithecus lived during the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, in southern China. However, it's worth noting that Gigantopithecus was more closely related to orangutans and likely resembled orangutans more closely. If anything, Scar King from the upcoming movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire would be a better analogue to Gigantopithecus, as he appears to have been designed after orangutans, and will likely be significantly bigger than Kong.

Mothra & Battra = Heliconius, Aglais io or the Atlas moth

— Since there are multiple versions of Mothra, its best to look at different species of lepidopterans. I think the Showa and Heisei Mothras are best compared to the European peacock butterfly (Aglais io) in terms of similarities in outward appearance.

However, butterflies in the genus Heliconius can be compared for both Mothra and Battra as they are similar to both of them; the wings of these butterflies have a mixed coloring of oranges, blacks, and yellows. For example, Heliconius numata looks very similar to most Mothra incarnations in terms of coloration, having brightly colored orange wings with black and yellow patterns. Heliconius erato is similar to Battra, having primarily black wings with minor red and yellow patterns.

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) and the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) are the biggest extant lepidopterans in the world, so they can also be great analogues for Mothra, especially the latter.

Rodan = Pteranodons, dsungaripterids or azhdarchids

— Rodan got his name from the Pteranodon: in Japan, he is called 'Radon', taking the 'ra' & 'don' from the PteRAnoDON, upon which he is based. The second species of Rodans from Godzilla: Singular Point closely resemble real Pteranodons.

However, in terms of physical similarities, most incarnations of Rodan actually have more in common with Dsungaripterids rather than Pterandodons. Compared to most other pterosaurs, Dsungaripterids were more robust, possess teeth in the back of their beaks, and have relatively thick bones in proportion to their bodies, despite their small size. This bulky build fits with Rodan, who is often portrayed as one of the strongest Earth kaiju in the Godzilla franchise.

However, if you want to go purely with size, Azhdarchids like Quetzalcoatlus and Hatzegopteryx were as tall as giraffes and had wingspans of 10-11 meters, so comparing them to Rodan is no surprise. Of these two Azhdarchids, Hatzegopteryx probably fits better with Rodan as it was likely more robust and heavier than Quetzalcoatlus due to being the apex predator in its ecosystem.

So, in short, the two smaller Rodan species from Godzilla: Singular Point would be best compared to Dsungaripterids and Pteranodons, while most of the larger incarnations are better compared to the large Azhdarchids such as Quetzalcoatlus and especially Hatzegopteryx.

Anguirus = Ankylosaurid (Edmontonia, Borealopelta or Polacanthus)

— Edmontonia is currently the only known Ankylosaurid that had forward-facing spikes, a characteristic that all incarnations of Anguirus possess. Polacanthus and Borealopelta are also good analogues due to both of these Ankylosaurids having particularly spiky carapaces, another common characteristic of Anguirus.

Since some incarnations of Anguirus have tail clubs while others don't, you could also add Ankylosaurus itself or Euoplocephalus to the list.

Gorosaurus = Allosauroid

— It was stated that Gorosaurus evolved from Allosaurus, which would make him an allosauroid. Allosauroidea is a large group of theropod dinosaurs related to Allosaurus, and contains some of the biggest carnivorous dinosaurs such as Giganotosaurus and Saurophaganax.

Varan = Flying gecko (Gekko kuhli) and/or Hypuronector

— Hypuronector was a member of the Drepanosauridae clade, which were basal archosauromorphs from the Late Triassic period. Its elongated limbs are consistent with those of gliding species that have a patagium (a patagium is a membrane or fold of skin located between the forelimbs and hind limbs on each side of gliding animals), which suggests that it was able to glide similar to flying squirrels.

However, because it is still not 100% certain if Hypuronector could truly glide like Varan, I decided to also add the flying gecko (Gekko kuhli).

Titanosaurus = Spinosaurus

— There is no other dinosaur that is a better analogue for Titanosaurus than Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Spinosaurus is the first dinosaur that is confirmed to be mostly aquatic (mosasaurs, pliosaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, and similar marine reptiles were not dinosaurs). Coincidentally, Spinosaurus shares a lot of physical similarities with Titanosaurus: both are aquatic bipedal theropod dinosaurs with elongated jaws and three-clawed arms. The fish-like fin on Titanosaurus' back also mirrors Spinosaurus' sail, and his fish-like tail mirrors Spinosaurus' recently discovered tadpole-like tail.

Manda = Palaeophis colossaeus or Titanoboa

— Manda's name literally translates to "Mammoth Snake", thus it is best to compare him to some of the largest snake species.

Due to his size and aquatic nature, Manda is best compared to either Palaeophis colossaeus or Titanoboa cerrejonensis, two extinct species of giant snakes. Palaeophis colossaeus is an extinct species of sea snake could have grown up to 8-12 meters long, was entirely aquatic and lived in the ocean, befitting Manda's status as a sea serpent kaiju. Though most people would probably compare Manda to Titanoboa, as it is currently the largest known snake to have ever lived, as it could have grown up to 15 meters long. And just like Titanoboa, Manda's main form of offensive attack is constriction.

The two largest extant snake species today are the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) and the reticulated python (Broghammerus reticulatus).

Baragon = Therapsid

— Odd as it might seem, I honestly think that the mammal-like reptiles fit best with Baragon because the latter possesses many mammalian features such as external ears and a mammal-like nose.

Zilla = Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

— Zilla is literally a mutated marine iguana, enough said.

On a slightly unrelated note, it has been discovered rather recently that when food becomes scarce (namely, seaweed and algae), marine iguanas will shrink in size and become 20% smaller by reabsorbing their bones. This is because the smaller they are, the less food they need. And when the food in the area rebounds, the iguanas will grow back to normal size.

If this attribute of marine iguanas was discovered much earlier, I can definitely see some creative writer giving Zilla the ability to alter his size at will, similar to Jet Jaguar, becoming bigger or smaller to either face an opponent or escape from an unwinnable situation.

Too bad the rights for Zilla have lapsed.

Ebirah = Lobster (Homarus) or Turkish crayfish (Pontastacus leptodactylus)

— The American and European lobsters are the biggest lobster species today, and just like Ebirah, each of their two claws are drastically different. However, many crayfish species can also be better analogues for Ebirah, as their claws very long and slender, much like those of crustacean kaiju; especially the claws of the the Turkish crayfish.

Kamacuras = Praying mantis (specifically, Pachymantis bicingulata)

— Although Kamacuras is a giant mantis, and thus can be compared to mantises as whole, there is one specific mantis species that I think is the best comparison because it shares a key characteristic that all versions of Kamacuras have: a row of inward-curved spikes on its back. And it just so happens that this particular species of mantis (Pachymantis bicingulata) happens to have this characteristic.

Kumonga = Spitting spider (Scytodidae)

— Unlike most real spiders, which produce silk from spinnerets located on their abdomen, Kumonga instead fires silk from his mouthparts. There is only one group of spiders that hunt by spraying silk at prey (or predators) from their mouthparts, and those are the spitting spiders.

In fact, in 2020, a new species of spitting spider that was discovered in Iran was even given the scientific name of Scytodes kumonga, as a tribute to the kaiju.

On the other hand, the Kumongas from Godzilla: Singular Point are better compared to jumping spiders (Salticidae) and social spiders such as Stegodyphus sarasinorum.

King Caesar = Gelada monkey or lion

— King Caesar bears a striking resemblance to both of lions and gelada monkeys, having considerably long, light-brown fur on certain parts the bodies (particularly around their heads) and tufts of long hair on their tails. Also, like King Caesar's role as the guardian of Okinawa, male lions and male gelada monkeys have important roles of being the protectors of their respective groups and territories, either from invading males of their own species or from threats such as leopards (in the case of gelada monkeys) and hyenas (in the case of lions).

Megalon = Mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae)

— Megalon is a giant, subterranean insectoid kaiju with the ability to effortlessly dig and travel underground in seconds thanks to his drill-shaped arms, and also has the capability of flight. I can think of no other insect matching these traits better than the mole crickets (which aren't true crickets). These insects that have similarly specialized forelimbs designed for digging and living underground, and like Megalon, some species can also fly.

Gigan = Water scorpion (Nepidae) or Therizinosaurus

— Gigan was an interesting and challenging kaiju to find a real life counterpart for, mostly due to his extremely bizarre appearance, even by kaiju standards. Still, I manged to find two real world animals that match Gigan's odd appearance as closely as possible: the water scorpion and the Therizinosaurus.

Water scorpions are aquatic insects that (as their name suggests) superficially resemble scorpions, but are technically not. These insects have scythe-like raptorial forelegs for catching prey and a long slender tail that they use like a snorkel to breath from the surface while hunting underwater. They also have a pointed proboscis which gives theirs heads a somewhat bird-like look. While mostly aquatic, water scorpions also have wings that they use to fly to different ponds, which somewhat mirror Gigan's finned sails on his back.

In prequel novel, Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla, before becoming a cyborg, Gigan resembled a cross between an aquatic dinosaur and a bird of prey. He was a bipedal creature with an eagle-like head and had long, sickle-shaped claws on his hands, while his body was covered in overlapping scales. Because of this, I think base Gigan (prior to becoming a cyborg) is be best compared to Therizinosaurus.

Megaguirus = Griffinfly (Meganisoptera)

— Megeguirus is a fictional species of giant dragonfly-like insect called Meganulon/Meganula that arrived in the present day after the Dimension Tide created a wormhole. The closest real life insects to Megaguirus (as well as Meganulon and Meganula) are the Griffinflies that lived between the Late Carboniferous and Late Permian era. Meganeuropsis (which even has a somewhat similar name to the kaiju) is believed to have been the largest species of griffinfly, with a wingspan of up to 71 cms.

Biollante = Sundew or Venus flytrap

— As the only plant-based kaiju on this list, it's only natural I would include some carnivorous plant species. In my opinion, the best plants to compare Biollante to are the Sundew (specifically, Drosera filiformis) and the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula).

Destoroyah = Eurypterid or dragonfly

— I am aware that Destoroyah is a colonial superorganism composed of trillions of microscope crustaceans, but he shares more characteristics with eurypterids (sea scorpions) and dragonflies. Some eurypterids like Megalograptus had grasping pincers located at the end of their tails, a feature that all forms of Destoroyah possess. Other eurypterids like Eurypterus had a pair of paddle-like hind legs that they used like aquatic wings to, in a sense, 'fly' underwater.

The way Destoroyah evolves from a semi-aquatic, human-sized crustacean to a giant flying monstrosity also mirrors the life-cycle of dragonflies to some extent. Destoroyah's Flying form and Perfect form have always reminded me of dragonflies; having four wings and a long tail. Dragonflies in their larval stage also have special jaws called 'labium' that they can use to shoot forward and grab prey, which mirrors the secondary set of jaws that Destoroyah's Juvenile and Aggregate forms possessed.

SpaceGodzilla = Kentrosaurus

— Kentrosaurus was a smaller relative of Stegosaurus, with a pair of large spikes protruding form its shoulders. Similar to how Godzilla's iconic dorsal plates were inspired by those of the Stegosaurus, the Kentrosaurus' shoulder spikes could mirror SpaceGodzilla's shoulder crystals. Of course, there is the obvious fact that SpaceGodzilla is bipedal while Kentrosaurus was a quadruped, but there is currently no known theropod or other bipedal reptile that had shoulder spikes similar to SpaceGodzilla's (at least not any that I'm currently aware of).

King Ghidorah = Dicephalic or tricephalic snake

— I might be somewhat cheating with this one, as there is no animal on Earth that has evolved to have more than one head naturally. However, there is a rare condition known as Polycephaly where an organism is born with two heads, and sometimes more. Both heads have fully developed brains, and are capable of moving, eating and sensing their environment independently of one another. As Ghidorah was originally based on the Yamato no Orochi, I think the best comparison for him would be a tricephalic or dicephalic snake of any species (the former is much more rare). Recently, it has been discovered that reptiles are more likely to have multi-headed offspring than mammals.

Animals that suffer from this condition usually don't survive in the wild for long. However, in captivity and with the proper care, some of dicephalic/tricephalic animals have been known to live for over 20 years.

I will also add Desghidorah and Keizer Ghidorah here for the same reason.

Salunga = Baboon

— Despite his reptilian skin and spikes, Salunga is best compared to a monkey. In Japan, he is called 'Sarunga', with the word Saru being a Japanese word for monkey, as well as being derived from Sharanga, the name of Visnu's celestial bow. Salunga is also called a monkey a few times by several characters in the series. Due to his elongated jaws and long tail, I think the best monkey analogue for Salunga would be the baboon.

As for Gabara... if Salunga is a reptilian monkey, then Gabara would likely be a reptilian ape.

MUTOs = Velvet ant (Mutillidae)

— I'm aware that the MUTOs aren't technically insects, but their behavior, lifestyle, and sexual dimorphism is very similar to those of the velvet ant. Despite the name, velvet ants are not ants, but a species of solitary, parasitic wasps. Like the MUTOs, the males of this species are smaller and possess wings that allow them to fly, which makes finding a mate a lot easier. By contrast, female velvet ants are larger, wingless, and have a very painful sting. After mating, the female velvet ant will lay her eggs in the nests of other insects, particularly those of other ground-dwelling wasps and bees, where her eggs will hatch first and devour the eggs and larvae of the other insect.

Also, because MUTO Prime is the basically the mature adult phase of the female MUTO, she is also included here.

Skullcrawler = Mexican mole lizard (Bipes) or siren salamander (Sirenidae)

— The peculiar body design of the Skullcrawlers makes them look very similar to the Mexican mole lizard, a squamate reptile that has a long, snake-like body and only two forelimbs. However, the Godzilla vs. Kong novelization specifically classifies the Skullcrawlers as non-amniote reptiliomorphs, which would technically make them amphibians. The sourcebook Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure basically confirms that they are indeed salamanders.

Fortunately, there just so happens to be an extant group of modern salamanders that also possesses long serpentine bodies and only two forelimbs; the siren salamanders from the family Sirenidae. There are currently 6 described species of siren salamanders that are found in freshwater habitats throughout the Southeastern United States and northern Mexico.

Like the Skullcrawlers, both the Mexican mole lizard and the siren salamander are subterranean (the latter to a lesser extent than the former). During the dry season, siren salamanders bury themselves deep underground where they enter a hibernation state, and only awaken during or after heavy rains.

Interestingly, while the Skullcrawler's design matches that of the Mexican mole lizard and siren salamander, their behaviors is similar to that of shrews due to their extremely fast metabolism, forcing them to constantly hunt and eat.

Warbat = Flying snake (Chrysopelea) or Draco lizard

— Because the Warbats are basically giant flying/gliding snakes, they can best compared to the gliding snakes of the genus Chrysopelea, found in Southeast Asia. These snakes are capable of gliding through the air by flattening their bodies and propelling themselves forward horizontally.

That said, the Warbats also share similarities to the gliding lizards of the genus Drcao, as the former's membranous wing-like hoods are very similar to the wing-like membranes that the lizards use to glide (called patagia), especially as both the Warbat's and Draco's 'wings' are formed by elongated set of ribs.

Behemoth = Woolly mammoth or Megatherium

— This one is pretty obvious since Behemoth is basically a hybrid between a woolly mammoth and a giant ground sloth. Interestingly enough, both xenarthrans (sloths and anteaters) and proboscideans (elephants and mammoths) are part of a taxonomic clade called Atlantogenata; meaning sloths and mammoths are more closely related to each other than one might think. One could theorize that Behemoth (and possibly others of his kind) may have been the very first members of the Atlantogenata clade that branched off and convergently evolved to have the characteristics of both sloths and mammoths.

Scylla = Sea spider (Pantopoda)

— Despite looking like a cross between a cephalopod and a crustacean, I think the best analogue for Scylla are the sea spiders, which are neither crustaceans or cephalopods. Despite emerging from Arizona desert, Scylla is confirmed to be an aquatic Titan. Sea spiders, in addition to having 8 very long legs for walking, also have additional 3 or 4 appendages that they use to clean themselves, courtship, and to carrying their eggs and young — these appendages somewhat mirror Scylla's tentacles located on her head.

Methuselah = Meiolania

— Methuselah is a quadrupedal reptilian creature that possesses horns on the sides of his head and an armored mountain that he carries on his back. Although we haven't yet seen Methuselah battling other kaiju, Monarch describes him as "able to withstand a heavy barrage of attacks", which suggests he is more about defense rather than offense. For this, I believe that Methuselah is best compared to the now-extinct stem-turtle, Meiolania.

Meiolania belongs to a selection of the extinct stem-testudines known as meiolaniids. In addition to its armored body like most turtles, Meiolania also had two small horns on its head, which were likely used in inter-species conflict. Meiolania, along with its fellow meiolaniids, lived from the Oligocene to Holocene era, and disappeared around 1 BP (before present era).

Amhuluk = Bagworm moth caterpillar (Psychidae)

— This might seem like an odd comparison, but look at it this way; Amhuluk is basically a head and spine, with the rest of his "body" being a telekinetically-assembled mass of plant matter. Caterpillars of the bagworm moth are similar in that they build artificial shells out of small twigs, dry leaves, moss, and other plant materials that are held together by the caterpillar's silk, similar to how Amhuluk's body is held together by his bio-telekinetic neurotransmitters. These also serve to camouflage the caterpillars from predators, similar to how Amhuluk can disguise himself as a small island. They also double as cocoons that allow the caterpillars to pupate and metamorphose into moths without the threat of being eaten by predators.

In some species of Psychidae, the females remain as caterpillars their entire lives, living in their artificially-constructed shells where they mate and lay eggs.

Tiamat = Moray eel or electric eel

— I didn't want Tiamat to basically be a repeat of Manda, so instead I compared her to moray eels. Some species of moray eels have a striking dragon-like appearance, particularly the dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis) and the ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita). In fact, Tiamat herself has a more eel-like in appearance compared to Manda, as she also possesses many fish-like fins on her body, as well as a fish-like tail.

Additionally, Tiamat can also be compared to electric eels (which aren't technically true eels) due to the recent revelation that Tiamat possesses electrogenic cells that allow her absorb and discharge electricity in currents to such an extent that she can cause the ocean to boil and create electrical superstorms.

Shinomura = Ants

— This might seem like another unlikely comparison, but look at it this way: Despite its appearance, Shinomura is a superorganism composed of countless smaller organisms which join together into a single body. This allows it to preform incredible feats such as being able to split apart into multiple smaller bodies and recombine later. It can also change its shape to form wings for flight or form tentacles which it uses to battle foes.

Likewise, many ant species are able to preform similarly astonishing feats by behaving as one large organism. For example, fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) form rafts out of their own interlocking bodies in order to survive floods, army ants (Eciton) are known to form living hanging bridges made out of their living bodies to attack the nests of wasps, and still other ant species like Leptogenys can form chains out of their bodies to subdue and transport large prey into their nest.

Na Kika = Octopus

— Na Kika is a giant cephalopod that possesses all the abilities of most octopus species; it can change its skin color, texture, and the patterns on its body. Also like octopuses, Na Kika can regenerate lost tentacles and is extremely intelligent, to the point where it deliberately played dead in order to escape its containment facility. It is also stated that Na Kika can use large pieces of seabed mantle and wield shipwrecks as weapons in battle, which is very similar to how the coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) uses coconut shells and seashells to shelter and defend itself from predators.

Camazotz = Vampire bat (Desmodontinae) or spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum)

— After much research, I think the best comparisons for Camazotz are one of these two bat species.

Despite their reputation as parasites that only feed on the blood of larger mammals whilst they sleep, vampire bats are actually quite capable of hunting and feeding on the blood of similarly-sized mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.

In the 1970s, researchers placed a surprising variety of animals in large cages with vampire bats to find out what happens. The common vampire bats were able to feed on an armadillo, porcupine, cave rat, vole, cottontail rabbit, fruit-eating bat, crocodile, turtle, ground iguana, boa constrictor, coral snake, and even a rattlesnake.

In one experiment, a vampire bat was placed with a cave rat (which is much larger than the bat itself), and the two animals fought for while. The fight ended when the rat was repeatedly bitten on its tail, hindleg, nose, and ear, and finally died from shock and blood loss. Even more impressive was when a rat snake (a common predator of bats) was placed with a vampire bat. The bat skillfully avoided the snake's strikes until it tired, at which point the bat was able bite the snake on the nose and lick its blood.

The other best comparison for Camazotz, the spectral bat, is the largest bat in the Americas and the largest predatory bat in the world. It is known to prey on a wide variety of amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, and small mammals (including other bats). Personally, however, I think that the big-eared woolly bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a slightly better comparison for Camazotz, mainly because the latter's head more closely resembles that of the vampire bat and big-eared woolly bat, being more compressed and short.

Doug = Agama

— Maybe it's just me, but Doug very much resembles a lizard from the family Agamidae, particularly the agama (Laudakia stellio).

What did you think of this list? Do you agree or disagree with my comparisons? Are there any other kaiju that you would like to compare to real organisms? Please let me know.

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[MLPFollower]

What about the Yog Trio, Gargantua brothers, Maguma, Dogora, Dagahra, Orga, Gabara, Mokele Mbembe, Krystalak and Obsidian, Hellhawk, Rock Critter, Shimo, and Bagan?