Photorealistic illustration of a Manaia, a large, scaly, green-grey tuatara-descendant predator with amber eyes, on a white background.

-- Manaia (Sphenodrakon custos) -- Standard Render Configuration: SRC-3/4 -- Phase: Daytime Only -- Output: Scientific plate, photorealistic, ultra-high anatomical detail, pure white background $SRC$ [SRC] view = "Three-quarter profile (3/4), subject angled toward camera, full body in frame" background = "Pure white, museum scientific plate; no scenery, props, or ground texture" lighting = "Neutral daylight with soft directional shadows; emphasize scale relief and scute ridges" style = "Natural history scientific plate; photorealism with microtexture fidelity; no painterly effects" focus = "Tack-sharp across head, neck, shoulder girdle, forelimbs, dorsal scutes, and throat pouch" color_management = "True-to-life neutrals; preserve subtle iridescence without oversaturation" render_flags = "No motion blur; no depth-of-field falloff; no vignette; no glare bloom" [SUBJECT] taxon = "Manaia (Sphenodrakon custos) — tuatara-descendant predator" mass = "3–5 kg" body_plan = "Compact, forward-heavy torso; massively muscled shoulders; thick forelimbs; stout, flexible neck" head = "Wedge-shaped head, slightly tapered blunt snout; jaws parted" dentition = "Two enlarged grooved caniniform teeth visible; posterior teeth irregular and serrated" eyes = "Amber-gold irides, slit pupils, partially shaded beneath armored brow scutes" parietal_eye = "Small circular parietal eye on crown, visible beneath a pale translucent scale" forelimbs = "Thick, powerful; digits I–III with greatly enlarged See more