Amphiptere

Amphipteres, also known as Amphitheres, Amphiteres, Phiptheres, Legless Dragons and Flying Snakes are creatures found in European heraldry that resemble winged snakes or legless dragons.

Description:
Amphipteres have long, serpentine bodies, green bat-like wings with yellow-green feathers down to the bone and arrow-tipped tails.

Some are described as being completely covered in feathers and having a bird's wings, a beak and a spiked tail.

Amphipteres were rarely described as having legs. Such interpretations have been abandoned in modern times.

Usage:
Amphipteres saw low overall usage.
 * They were used on the arms of the House of Potier, which bore two amphipteres separated by a bendlet.
 * Amphipteres were also used as supporters by the House of Potier.
 * The Duke of Tresmes used amphipteres as supporters.
 * The Duke of Gesvres used amphipteres as supporters.

In Popular Culture:

 * Amphipteres appear in the Dragonology books.
 * Amphipteres appear in the book Dracopedia: A Guide to Drawing the Dragons of the World.
 * Flying Snakes, an enemy from the game Terraria, are based on amphipteres.